HISTORY AND OBGANIZATION 

OF THB 

CATHOLIC INSTITUTE 

OF CINCINNATI, O. 



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iR Eincinnafi, D. 




Cinrinntttt, (B.i 

I>pitited at tlie "Walirlieits-Freviiid Job Office, Corner Vine & Xjongvsrortb. 

1860. 



OFFICERS OF THE CATHOLIC IXSTITUTE. 



I ^ n -^ 
Board of Directors : 

Most Rev. Archbishop J. B. Purcell. 

Jos. Schierberg, Dr. J. J. Quinn, Jos. A. Hemann, B. H. Moormann, C. C. Jacobs, 
F. X. Braunstein, Jos. H. Gohs, Wm. Bender. John H. Schroeder and H. Attermeyer. 
President of the Hoard : Jos. A. Hemann. 
Vice President : C. C. Jacobs. 
Secretary: Wm. Bender. 
Assistant- Secretary : F. X. Braunstein. 
Treasurer: John H. Schroeder. 

Trustees; Balth. Roth, Henry Kronlage and G. H. Bussing. 
Standing Committee: F. von der Heide, B. G. Stall and Frank Grever. 

Committee of Music Section. 

J. J Dobmeyer, Jos. Fredewest, Lambert Heemann, C. C. Jacobs, Pat. McGroarty, A. 
Piket and A. B. Wilson. 

President of Committee ; C. C. Jacobs. 

Vice President: Pat. McGroarty. 

Secretary : Jos. Fredewest. 

Cashier: A. B. Wilson. 

Director of Music: F. W. Rauch. 

Teachers of Music : H. Brusselbach and H. Gerold. 

Committee of Literary Section. 

Rev. C. H. Borgess, Representative of the Most R'iv. Archbishop, Jos. E. Egly, Dr. J. 
J. Quinn, Dr. F. A. J. Gerwe, G. H. Hilton, St. McGroarty and Jos. A. Hemann. 
President of Committee : Jos. E. Egly. 
Vice President : G. H. Hilton. 
Secretary : Dr. F. A. J. Gerwe. 
Treasurer: Jos. A. Hemann. 
Librarian : Jos. Fredewest. 

Historical Society. 

President : Dr. J. J. Quinn. 
Vice President : Dr. G. Bruehl. 
Recording Secretary : Dennis J. Toohy. 
Corresjionding Secretary : Jos. Fredewest. 
Cashier: Frank Grever. 

Debating Society- 

President: St. McGroarty. 
Vice President : Alfred Korte. 
Recording Secretary: M. Dobmeyer. 
Corresponding Secretary: M. R. Quinn. 






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HISTORY OF THE IMSTITUTE 



With a view as well to secure the catholic youth of Cincinnati 
against the effects of evil companionship, and the moral dangers now so 
rife, as to provide a suitable and becoming building, with a large hall 
to meet the encreasing wants of the Catholic community, sixteen 
Catholic Citizens met on the 13th of Januaiy 1859, at the room of 
th€ German Catholic School and Library Association, when they 
all agreed as to the necessity of such an undertaking, and decided on 
the erection of a suitable building. A Committee consisting of the 
Very Rev'd Jos. Ferneding, V. G., N. Hoefer, and Jos. A. Hemann was 
chosen to explain the object of the undertaking in a meeting which 
was to take place on the following Thursday, and to which a num- 
ber of citizens were to be invited from the various congregations. 

This was done at a meeting held on the 20th day of January at the 
same place, and especially by Jos. A. Hemann, and on motion of Jos. E. 
Egly, Esq., it was resolved to erect a German Catholic Institute. At 
the same time a Committee, consisting of a member of each congrega- 
tion was chosen in order to submit a plan of organization at the next 
meeting. 

This Committee called a meeting for the 11th of February in the 
school-room of St. Mary's Church, when the following recommendation 
of the Most. Rev. Archbishop was received with great and general 
applause. 

Cincinnati, February 10/A, 1859. 

I have heard with no ordinary satisfaction, that the German Catholics of Cincinnati propose 
to form a public Academy or Institute, where the youth and the population generally may find 
opportunity and resources for instruction, recreation and mutual improvement by social catholic 
intercourse. The idea is a noble one. It is worthy of the German Catholics of Cincinnati, 
who have already earned for themselves so enviable a name at home and abroad for their un- 
faltering attachment to the orthodox faith of their fatherland, the founding of splendid churches, 
the endowment of schools and the dissemination of sacred principles of Religion, morality and 
enlightened patriotism by a catholic Press. An example of this kind will be imitated in other 
cities of the Union, while the enterprise itsejf must receive the approbation of all good men and 
realise the most abundant benefits (or the catholic community. 

The objects to be contemplated by the proposed Academy and the effects to be achieved are 
too well known to require to be expatiated upon in this hasty expression of my sentiments. 
They will readily occur to the minds of all ; and their will not be wanting eloquent tongues to 
develope and hearts to appreciate them as they deserve. 

Such being my deep conviction, I cannot but approve most cordially the projected In- 

t J. B. PURCELL, 

Archbishop of Cmoinnaii, 



©cfc^ic^ie &e§ Snftittttg, 



Urn foiwo^t W latl^olifc^e Sugenb ton einctttnatt gegett f^Iec^tc ©efettfc^aft 
Uttb t)ie taglic^ me|r jutte^mcnben ©efa^ren ber Smmoralitat ju fc^ii^en , trie 
auc^ urn eln entfpret^ettbe^ ©ebaube mit elner gropen §atle fiir tie tagli^ noc^ 
jDai^fcnbc !at^oUf(^e Se^olferung ter ©tabt unt) Umgegenb ju [tc^ern, ijerfam- 
melten fic^ am 13, Sctnuat 1859 im Mak its beutfc^en Iat^oUfd)en ©t^ul^ 
unt) Sefe ' 3?ereln3 fec^^je'^n lat^oUfc^e Sitrger, tie otifeltig ble SRot^trentig- 
leit ein«^ fot(^en Unterne^meng erfanttten , unb ftc^ fiir bic Srrtc^tung eine^ 
Ifeieju bientit^ett ©ebaube^ crllarten, ©in Committee, k|l:e|)cttb au€ ^od)tD, 
®etterat-55icar getnebittg, 91. §ofer, unb Sofep:^ 2t» ^emann warb erwci^It, um 
in ber auf nac^ften ©onnerfltag anberaumtcn 23etfammlung, wo^u »on alien 
©emeinben einjetne SSurger eittgelabcn werben foHten, ben Qmtd beg Unterne^* 
meng ireiter au^einanber ju fe^en, 

2)icfeg gefi^a^ in ber am 20, Sanuar in fctHgcm SoMc afege^attenen SBer^ 
fammlung, unb namentU(^ bur;^ Sofepl) 21, ipemann, m bann auf Slntrag con 
SofepB ®, (Sgt'9 kfi^tojfcn t»urbe, ein beutf(^eg lat^oUfd^eg Snftltut 3U griinben, 
3uglei(^ warb ein Committee, auS einem ^JiitgUebe ieber ,^ir(^engemeinbe 6e(le^ 
:^enb, txm^U, um in na^fler 55erfammlung einen Drganifation^ptan coraulegen* 

SSort biefem Committee wurbe einc Serfammlung auf ben 11. i^thvnat im 
(S^ut-So!aIc ber (St. SJiarien-'.^iri^e au^gefd^rieben, unb tton ben 2lntuefenben 
bag na^fte^enbe ®mpfe|(ungg[c^rei6en beg ^oc^m'^en Sr^bifi^ofg mlt gropem unl) 
attgemeinem 35eifaUe aufgenommen t 

eittctrtttati, belt 10. %thvuat 1859. 

Wit tti(^t getuo^ttUc&er ©att^facttott '^a.U \^ ijernommett, bag bit beutfcfien tat^oUfett uott Strt= 
cittttati mit bent ^Itxnt umse^en, eiite ijffentltc^e Stfabamte ober etit Sni^itut ju griinbeit, too bit 
Sugenb mtb bte SeooHcruitg tm SWgemeinett ©elegett^eit vtttb Wlitttl fur Unterriiiit, Srl^oluttg unb 
gegenfetttge ^lu^Bitbung baxd) foctate fat:^oltfc&e Unter^altung finben foG. 2)te Sbee ijl eine iutrfli^ 
itoMe. ©ie ifl ber beutfc^en Sat^^olifen ijon Etnctnnatt witrbtg, ttteld^e tuegen t^rer unerfc[)utterlid)en 
SIttMttgUc&fett an ben attett ©Icxuben t^re^ ajatertanbc^, wegen SrBauung jjradjtsoCer ^trd)en, toegett 
btt Unter^attung i&rer ©^uleit, toegett ber SSerfirettung ber :^et(tgen ©runbfct^e ber 3teUgton, Moxaix' 
tdt unb bei3 erleui^teten 9)atriott«mtt$ einer fat|oUf(^en ^Jreffe \ii) einen fo kneiben^wert^en SRuf 
ba^eim unb auc& au^wart^ erworkn U^tn, Sin Seifpiel biefer Strt toirb in anbern ©toibten ber 
Union 3'lai)a:&mung finben, tud^renb ba^ Unterne'^mett fel&fi bie SSifligung alter guten SWanner er5at== 
ten, Uttb bie wci:^U|dtig|len SKirfungen fiir bie fat^olifc^e ®emeinfc&aft jur 5-otge i)aUn ntu§. 

Dcr BroecE, welc^er 6et ber ka&fii^tigten Stfabamie erreic^t, unb bie Srfotge, mU)t erjielt trerben 
fotten, ftub ju 6efannt, um in biefer eiligen Srfldrung metner ©efinnungen einer Jueitern Stu^einan* 
berfe^ung ju fiebiirfen. ©ie toerben gewif Sebermann einteuc^tenb fein, unb e^ wirb nic^t an krebten 
Sungen unb an §erjcn fel^len, um btefelkn ju tuitrbigen, roie fte e^ aerbienen. 

Snbem biefeS meine tiefe Ueterjeugung t|1, fann ic& bem in Sluiaficfet geileHten Snftitut nur meiae 
^crjUc^jie SSewittigung angebeii^en latfen. 

i- % SB, ^urcett, 

©rjHfc^of uon Sincinnatt* 



— 6 — 

On motion of C. C. Jacobs the meeting resolved to form a company 
of shareholders for the erection of a Catholic Institute and to fix the 
amount of each share at the comparatively small sum of $50 so as to 
enable even persons of moderate means to take a share, as also to invite 
the Catholics of Cincinnati through the " Volksfreund " to a general 
meeting to be held on Sunday, February the 13th, in Jefferson Hall 
(Corner of Main and 12th streets). 84 persons signed their names as 
stockholders. 

After this most important matter had been further deliberated upon 
in the meeting of the 13th and 24th of February and 6th of March the 
formation of the present company of stockholders took place on the 
20th of March 1859, when the following five points were accepted as 
the basis of a constitution, and signed by a number of stockholders, 
holding 480 shares. 

1. The amount of a share is $50 and each share has one vote. 

2. The lot on which the Building shall be erected is the north-west 
corner of Vine and Longworth streets. 

3. The Archbishop of Cincinnati is ex officio member of the 
Board of Directors and as such is entitled to a seat and vote. 

4. Shares can now as ever be sold to Catholics only. 

6. All donations or collections for the Erection of the Building 
shall not be used for the personal advantage of the stock- 
holders, but shall be considered as a fund for the intended 
school and the amount or the interest of this fund shall be ex- 
pended for the benefit of poor scholars. 

On the day following (March 2lst) the committee on Purchase, 
previously selected (F. X. Braunstein, Jos. A. Hemann, C. Oscamp 
M. Diekmann and Jos. Schierberg) made a contract with the owner of 
the Lot on Vine and Longworth streets, John Bevan, to the effect, that 
the latter should cede to the stockholders of the Catholic Institute the 
lot above mentioned 160 feet long and 83 feet wide, for the sum of 
$40,000, to be paid in two equal payments, viz: on the first of May 1859 
and on the first of May 1860. The Company of stockholders approved 
of this purchase (April 1st) and accepted the annexed Constitution of 
the Catholic Institute on the 10th of April, when the following stock- 
holders were elected Officers of the society. 

Board or Directors : Jos. Schierberg, John Bast *), Dr. J. J. Quinn» 
Jos. A. Hemann, B. H. Moormann, C. C. Jacobs, F. X. Braunstein* 
Jos. H. Gohs, Wm. Bender, and J. H. Schroeder. 

Trustees: Balthasar Roth, John Albert Kuennen**), and Henry 
Kronlage. 

Standing Committee : F. Von der Heide, B. G. Stall, and Frank 
Grever. 



*) Resigned on the 9th of December 1859 and Henry Atter meter was elected in his place. 
**■) Died on the 11th of August 1859, and G. H. Buessing was elected in his place. 



— 7 — 

Sliif Sltttrag "oon K, S* SacoBg fapte bic SSerfamntlung ben 58ef(^tu§, gur 
Srr^timg eine^ fat:^oIif(^en Snftitut^ etne 2tft{ett-®efeflf(^aft 3U bilben, unb ^ebc 
Slftie auf blc 'oerpltnifmaf Ig gerlnge (Summc oon fitnfjig ©oHar^ fefljufe^en, fo 
ba§ auc^ fc(Bft ber tweniger Semittelte ft(^ bet^eiligen lonne, tt>te auc^ bie .^at^oU- 
!en Sincinnatl''g ju einer atlgemeincn 2?erfammlung auf ©onntag beit 13, 
fjeferuar in Sefferfon §atlc (Sde Wlain unb Sn^ijlftei^ ®tra§e) bur(^ ben Sinctn- 
natt 35oIf^freunb einlaben ju lajfen* 211^ 2l!ttonare lit^en ftt^ 84 3)er[onen 
clnjet(|tten. 

5^a^bem in ben fernercn 3Serfammtungett (oom 13* unb 2L SeBruar unb 6. 
Wdxi biefe ^oc^tt)i(^tige 2lngelegen:^eit tueiter (oer^anbelt war, erfolgte enbli(^ in 
bcr 3Serfamm(ung !oom 20. SSJlarj 1859 bie eigentlic^e ©riinbung ber ie^igen 21!*= 
tlen'®efetlf(^aft, inbem nat^fte^enbe fiinf f unite aU ©runbtage ber Sonjiitution 
flngenoramen unb fofort mit 480 Slftien unteraeii^net trurben : 

1, 2)ie Stitie ifl fiinfjig 3)oIIar3 unb iebe 5lctie :§at eine ©timme* 

2, T)tx ^la^, tt»pba^®ebaube errii^tet wirb, ift ^ov'^tot^'ddt'oon SSine- itnb 
8ongtDort:^-©tra§e* 

3, £)er (Sr^Hfc^of tton Cincinnati Ijl ex officio SJlitgtieb be^ SDlrefto- 
rlnmg unb ^at barin ©t^ unb ©tlmmc* 

4, S)le Slftien lonnen ie^t toit immer nur an ^at^oUfen tterfauft werben* 

5, Srgenb tod^e: frelwitlige Seitragc ober Sofleftion fitr bie (Srric^tung bc3 
©cbaubeg fot(en nii^t ben Slctienin^afcern perfonli^ ju ®ute lommen, fonbern aU 
gonb fitr bie Beabftc^tigte 33iirgerf(^ute betrat^tet werben, beffen Srtrag ober 3ttte- 
reffen jum Seften unfeemittetter ref)). armer ©center ju 'oerwenben |lnb> 

fjolgenben 3;ageg, 21. SO^ar^, fd^lop bag erttta^lte 2lnfaufg-Sommittee, (5. 3f, 
S5raun)T:ein, 3of. 21. ^emann, S» D^famp, 9}L 2)lefmann unb 3o[* ©c^ierBerg), 
mit bcm Sigent^umer beg ^la^eg an ber 23ine=' unb 2ongroDrt^-©tra^e, 3o^n 
55c»an, einen ,^aufcontract ba'^in aB, ba^ Se^terer ber 2l!tien-®efeaf(^aft beg fa- 
t^ollfc^en Snftitutg bie benannte Sotte, 160 guf tang unb 83 ^uf &reit, fiir 
$40,000 iiberlaffe, tt)eld)e ©umme in gtrsei 2:ermincn unb gwar am 1. 9}tai 1859 
unb am 1. 2)^ai 1860 3U beja^Ien fei. S)ie ©efetlfi^aft genel)mtgte biefen .Kauf, 
(1. 2tpriO, unb acceptlrte blc nai^fte^enb beigefiigte Sonftitution beg fati)oUfc^en 
Snftitutg am 10. 2(pril, in tuelc^er 23erfammlung bann auc^ folgenbe 2(ctionare3U 
SSeamten ber ®efetlf^aft ertua^lt ttturben : 

£) i r e 1 1 r e n : Sof. ©(^lerbcrg, 3o^. 23aft,*) ©r. 3. 3* Duinn, 3of. 2(. 
ipemann, S3. §. 9«oormann, (5. S. 3acobg, §. 3e. Sraunflein, 3of. §. ®o^g, 
SBm. Senber unb 3* §♦ ©(prober* 

gSertrauengmanner; 33altl). 3ftot:^, 3o^. 21. ^itnnen**) unb §ein- 
ric^ ^ronlage. 

© t e :^ e n b e g g m m i 1 1 e e t ?5. »on ber §eibe, S3. ®. ©tati unb i^xaxii 
®re»er* 



*) Sftefignirte am 9. SejJr. 1859 unb|>etnri(^ Slttermt^er tourbe an feine ©telle ertcd^t. 
**) ©tar& am 11, Situs- 1859 unb wurte ®. #. 23 it f ft n 3 ixtoAWt «m bie SJacans au^jufitUen. 



— 8 — 

The organization of the Board of directors followed on April 
14th at the Archbishop's House, the Most Rev. Archbishop presiding, 
the following officers were elected : 

For Pbesident : Jos. A. Hemann 
" Vjce-President : C. C. Jacobs. 
" Secretary : Wm. Bender. 
" Treasurer: Jos. Schierberg.*) 
The security of the Treasurer was fixed at $5,000 and that of the 
Trustees at $2,500. 

The inauguration of these officers took place at a general meeting 
held on April 17th in Geyer's Assembly Rooms, on which occasion 
among others the Most Rev. Archbishop made an address. 

The incorporation of the company of shareholders was registered 
in due form in the Recorders Office on the 19th of April according to 
the act of May 1st 1852 under the head '■''Church Records" (page 215). 
When after due examination the title had been found perfect, the for- 
mer proprietor of the lot received on April 30th the first payment 
ol the purchase money, viz: $20,000 and for the balance a note was 
issued and signed by the directors. 

James Casey, whose propositions for removing the buildings and 
clearing the lot of the former foundry, had been accepted as being the 
lowest, commenced work on the 2nd of May . John Nolan, who had given 
the lowest bid for digging the cellar, began operations on the 12th of 
May, so that the ceremony of laying the Cornerstone could take place 
a few weeks after, i.e. on the festival of Corpus Christi (23d of June). 
The procession, which on that day marched through the streets of Cin- 
cinnati, was one of the largest ever witnessed by the people of this city; 
it consisted of about 4000 members of the different Catholic Associations 
and during the ceremony which was performed by the Most Rev. Arch- 
bishop assisted by the Right Rev. Bishop Ilenni of Milwaukee and 
several clergymen, about 10,000 persons were present. This solemn 
ceremony as also the evening celebration in Pike's Opera House, 
where among others the Most Rev. Archbishop of Cincinnati and 
the Right Rev, Bishop of Milwaukee delivered addresses on the ob- 
ject and usefulness of the Institute, will always be remembered by all 
who were present on the occasion. 

On the following day (June 24th) the foundations of the stone-work 
were carried on according to the specifications of the design uf Messrs. 
Walter & Wilson, architects, by the Messrs. H. H. Post and Francis 
Gellenbeck, contractors, under the firm-name of H. H. Post & Co., 
and completed in September to the entire satisfaction of the Directors 
and Company, and indeed to such a degree as to elicit the acknowledg- 
ment even of Americans, that in solidity the foundations were unsur- 
passed by those of any building in the city. 

The season being then very far advanced, the continuation of the 
work was necessarily postponed until spring. In the meantime, however, 
the Directory was actively engaged with measures tending to the deve- 
lopment of the Institute and the accomplishment of the ultimate object 

*) Went to Germany on a visit, and J. H. Schroeder was elected treasurer. 



— 9 — 

2)te Drgantfatiott beg ©irettortumg crfotgtc am 14. Slprit tm erjHfc^oflic^ctt 
^aufe, unter bent SSorft^e be5 ipo(^w'(lett (SrjMfc^of^, unb jiwar tuwrben erlva^tt 
jum g)raftbentcn : 3 o f. 2l» ^ c m a n n, 
" S3tcc-§)raftbetttett: K.e*3acobg, 
" ©ecretar t SB m, S e n b c r, 
" ©i^a^meiflcrt 3 of* ©i^ic r be rg»*) 

5ut ben ©c^a^mclfter juarb eine 33urgf(^aftg==2etflung icon ^5,000 unb fur blc 
SSertrauctt^maitner eine foli^e gu $2,500 feftgefe^t* 

2)ie Sinfit^rung ber toorfte^enben SSeamten gef(^a| Bet etner aUgemeincn SSer- 
fammtung am 17* 2lprit in ©ei^erg StjfemM^ 9loomg, Bel tcet^er ©elegen^eit un- 
ter 5lnbern au^ ber §o(^t»'fi:e Sr^BlCc^of bie 3a:^lreid)e ®efetlf(^aft anrebetc* 

2)ie Sncorporation ber 5lctien='®efe£lfi^aft warb am 19* i^I^rtt in ber SRecor- 
bersS'Dfftce, gemap ber 2lcte 'oom !♦ Tlai 1852, unter ber 3ftuBri! "Church Ee- 
oords" g)ag. 215, amtlic^ regiftrirt* 

9Im 30. 2l]jrit er'^iett ber Bit^:^ertgc (Sigenf^umer beg ^(a^es, 3oI)tt ^ziian, 
tta(^bcm jutior bie Unterfuc^ung beg ZxkU tooKenbet unb genixgenb Befunben war, 
bic er|le 3iate ber ^auffumme mit $20,000 unb fur ben 9tep; eine ijon ben Direc* 
toren unter^eii^nete ^^lote. 

SOlit ber iRaumung beg ^U^t&f namentti(^ mit bem ^tBBru^ ber ®eBaube ber 
frit|eren ®ifengie§erei Begann ber ^ufolgc SJiinbeftgeBot angenommene Contractor 
Sameg Safe^ am 2. 5U?ai, unb 3ol)n 5floIan, wetter bag niebrlgfte ®eBot fiir ^d" 
lerauggraBcn eingeBrai^t, am 12, SJlaimlt ben SrbarBeiten, bie in wenigen 2Bo(^en 
Bercitg fo treit iJoUenbet jcaren, ba§ am 1). gro^nleid^namgfejte (23, 3uni) bic 
§eier ber ©runbjieinlegung gef(^e:^en fonnte* SBo^l niemalg |at Cincinnati ei^* 
itcn gro^eren Sefijwg, ber aug etwa 4000 5!)iitgUebern ber ijerfi^iebenen fat^oli- 
fd^en 3Sereine Bejlanb, gefe:^en ; benn tua^renb ber ®runb|T:einIegung burd) ben 
^oc^ro'ften (Sr^Bifc^of, unter Slfjtftena beg §o(^tt»'ften S3if(^ofg §enni tton 9Jiit»au- 
fee unb me^rercr ^riefter, war eine ?0^enf(^enmaffe »on ungefa^r 10,000 aufbem 
gejipla^e anroefenb. ©iefe ^ompofe ^eier neBft ber 5l6enbfeier in ^ife'g D^e- 
ra-^aufe, trofelBfl unter Slnbern auc^ bie ^o^jp'flten DBer^irten, nomtii^ ber 
:^0(^tt)'fte SrjBifc^of i5on Cincinnati unb ber §o(^i»'fte 23ifd)of §enni son SJiilwau- 
!ie iiBer ben ^md unb 9lu^cn beg 3ujtitutg fprai^en, wirb ben Stnwefenben jtetg 
un'oergef lid^ BleiBen^ 

5Runmc:^r Begannen fotgenben 3:ageg (24* 3uni) nac^ einem ?)(ane ber Str^i- 
teften SBaUer unb SBilfon bic StrBeiten beg gunbamentg bur^ bie Un* 
terne'^mer S), ^, g)oft unb granj ©eUenBed, unter ber 5irma ^* Jp, 
^ojt unb Co,, n)el(|e biefe ?i}iaurer'5lrBeiten in ieber SBeife 3ur 3iif>-*ieben^eit 
beg £)ireftotlumg unb ber Oefettfi^aft Cnbe @e})temBer ttollenbeten, fo i&^ felBfl 
Slmcrlfaner gef^anben, fein ®ebaube in ber (Stabt fei auf fo foliben unb bauer- 
l^aften ©runbmauern angetegt, alg biefeg* 

SBegen ber sorgerudten 3ii^reg3eit mupte mit ber Sortfe|ung beg ©eBaubeg 
Big pm nad)ften l^rit^ia^re 3lnflanb genommen werben* "S^aS 2)lre!torium war 
flBcr ttJa^renb beffen Bemii^et, ben innern StugBau, atfo bie 5lngfii|rung bc5 

*3 Uttterna^nt eine 3tnfe nftd& £)eutfc&I(»nb unb 3, ^, <S c6 r p b e r trat an fcine ©telle. 



— lo- 
in view. In July 1859 steps were taken for the establishment of a 
Music-Section, and on the 29th of the same month a special committee 
was appointed for that purpose. Particulars upon this subject will be 
found in the Constitution hereto appended. Taking into consideration 
the short time during which the Music-Section has been in operation, 
the results obtained are highly encouraging, in as much as besides the 
singing-class for young persons of either sex, a particular branch for 
Instrumental Music has been established which with the performances 
of the male and mixed choirs and the but recently organized orchestra 
— all the members of which are active members of the Music-Section — 
have become already favorably known in various concerts and the usual 
Sunday evening entertainments. 

On the 30th of September a Literary-Section was formed, the end 
and object of which will also be more clearly seen from the attached 
Constitution. Under the direction of Messrs. A. Piket & Son, archi- 
tects, this section opened on the 1st of October a Drawing-school, which 
is largely attended. 

This section moreover, on the 26th of October organized a Debat- 
ing-Club, the members of which hold a regular meeting on every Wed- 
nesday evening, and November 14th, the Historical Society was formed. 
For particulars concerning these two very important branches of the 
Institute, reference must be had to their respective Constitutions. 

Measures have already been adopted for the establishment of a 
Librar};, a Museum, Scientific Collections, including one of Coins, to most 
of which contributions have already been made. 

DCj^ Contributions in the way of suitable books for the Library^ 
curiosities for the Museum &c., are respectfully sollicited from every 
friend of this great enterprise. JT^ 

It is evident from the foregoing, that during the year just ended, the 
Company composed at present of about four hundred Catholics have 
attained most satisfactory results as well in the progress of the building 
as in the creation of the sections mentioned above. The building itself^ 
already recommenced, must, according to the terms of a contract with 
W. M. Cameron, be completed by the 1st of October 1S60, and will then 
certainly be an honor to the Catholic Community, or in words of the 
Right Rev, Bishop Henni at the laying of the corner-stone: " The enter- 
prise you have undertaken will be the pride of Cincinnati, and I am 
sure it will find imitation, more especially on account of the beautiful 
harmony existing between you and your English speaking brethren. . . 
Be ever anxious to foster this common sense of brotherhood, this catho- 
lic feeling, holding fast to first principles, so shall your work be one of 
vast importance. " Bishop Spalding of Louisville too, in an address 
delivered before the members of the Catholic Institute Febr. 19th 1860, 
in Cincinnati, expressed his gratification that an influence so much in 
accordance with the spirit of the Catholic Church should accrue from 
our Institute, as its tendency was to bind catholics more closely together 
without distinction of nationality, to foster science, literature and art in 
their respective spheres, and that after it should have arrived to com- 



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QmdiS, "Bejlt^unti^ in Stngriff gu ttel)men* Sereit^ im Suit 1859 mxtn aur 
SSUbung einer SJi u f 1 f^, ref})» ®e[attg-©e!tion 25orlel)rungen getroffen, 
wnt) am 29. beffelBen SJlonatg ^^iefitr ein eigene^ Committee erwa^It. 'S)a^ ^a^m. 
'i^inuUv ijl aug ber biefem Beigefugten Sonjlltutton erft(^tli(^. S)ie fci^ljer eqiel^' 
ten Sflefultate ber S!JJup!-=@e!tiott fint) in Slnktrac^t ber hjenigen SJ^onate i|reg 
©ejlc|eng ^ot^jl erfi:euU(^, Inbem ncBen ber ©cfangf(^ute fitr SungUnge unb 
Sungfraucn, auc^ elne 5i6t^etlung fiir Suj^rumentaWlnterrif^t in SSirlfamlelt 
ift, unb baneBen bie Seiflungen be^ WdnntX' unb gemif^ten S^or^, tt)ic ow(^ beg 
feit fiir^em errii^teten Dr(^efter3 — [ammtlii^e 9)erfonen ftnb t»ir!U(^e SJiitglieber 
ber 9)?uft!'©e!tion — aui ben fonntaglic^en SIBenb - Unter:§aUungett unb tier- 
f^iebenen Soncerten rii^mlic^fl: befannt pnb. 

©obann t»arb am 30. <£e^temter eine Htetatif(^e ©eltion geMIbet, 
beren Slwfgabe unb B^'ect in ber unten folgenben ©onpituticn angegekn ifl* 
©iefelk erojfnete untcr Seitung ber Strt^iteften 5t. 9)ifet unb ®D|n am 1. 
£)!tokr eine 3 e i (^ e n f c^ u I e, bie fe^r ftar! fcefuc^t t»irb* 

gerner riefbiefe ©eftion am 26. Dfto'ber einen S)e'6attir'(5Iu'6 in'^ 
Cefcen, ber jeben SJJitttcoc^ Slbenb feine SSerfammtungen ^alt, unb griinbete tceitet 
am 14. 9io»eml)er ben :§i jlor ifi^en SSerctn* ©ic innere Drganifation 
biefer fieiben tt)i(^tigen 2l6t:^eitungen er:^ellt au^ ben im 2ln|ange mitget^eilten 
be^faflftgen Sonfiituticnen. 

3ur ©riinbung einer SSiBIiot^ef, eineg 9)?ufeumg, einer SJtiin^" unb fonftiger 
toifyenfc^aftUi^en ©ammlungen finb fcereit^ geeignete ©(^ritte get^an unb bem 
Snftitute f^on i)on mel)reren ©eiten l^ieju an[e|nli(^e ®ef(^enfe gema^t* 

^^ 53 e i t r a g e 'con ^affenben 33u(^ern fiir bie S5iMiDt:§el, Sflaritaten fiir 
bag SJtufeum «., n>erben jebergeit son ^unflfreunben mit 2)anf entgegengenom" 
men, .m^ 

Stug 3Soriie~§enbem er'^ettet jur ®enitge, ba§ ©eiteng ber 2lftien=-®efetlfc|aft, 
bie gegewwcirtig au§ etjua ttier^unbert ^at|oU!en Befie^t, in bem 'oerfloffenen 3a^re 
f^on ^ebeutenbeg in 9iu(Jft(^t beg ©eBauteg, n?ie au^ burd^ ®rri(^tung ber ttor'&c- 
nannten ©eltionen geleiftet worben. 2)er nunme^r ivieber begonnene SGeiterBau 
mu^ laut Sontraft mit §rn, 2B. 9)?. Sameron, fcig aum 1, DItoter biefeg 
Sa'^reg ^otlenbet, unb bann eine (£:^re fiir bie fat:^Dli[(^e SBeiJoIferung fein, ober, 
ttjie ber ^o^nj'jie Sifc^of ipe nni in [einer !Rebe "bei ber ®runb|leintegung fagte. 
„©uer Unternel^men mirb ber ©tolj Sincinnati'g tterben, unb ii^ hjeif, eg J»irb 
?Ra(^a^mer finben, unb bieg um fo me§r, tweil 3^« ®U(^ fo fc^on, fo ^armonifc^ mit 
ben ®ngU[c^-(£pre(^enben ^erbunben f^aU. . ♦ ♦ Sragt ba^er ©orge, ba§ biefer 
©emetngeijlt, biefer fatl)otif(^e ©inn, nac^ ben erften 5>rincipien fortgefii^rt tt)erbe, 
unb (£uer Unternel^men n)irb ben gropten Sf^u^en ftiften," 2tuc^ ber ^o^w'jle 
33if(^of © }j a tb i n g ^on SouigtiiUe au§erte in einer 3iebe, bie er in einer SSer- 
fammlung ber ^Olitgtieber beg fat^olifi^en Snjittutg am 19. gebruar 1860 ju Sin^ 
cinnati :^ielt, feine greube iiber ben »om !ati)olif($en Snfiitut augget)enben, fo 
xt6^t im ©cifte ber fatl^olifi^en ^irc^e liegenben Sinflu^, inbem eg bie ^af^oUlen 
o^ne fRucfpi^t auf i^re 5ftationatitat einanber na^er bringe, SQBiffcnf^aft, Sitera- 
tur, ^unft in ii)ren »erfc^iebenen Stt^eiQ^tt forbere, unb nai^ feiner Sottenbung 



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pletion, and should be in fall operation, the Institute could not fail to 
become one of the most important and useful institutions in the land. 

We are convinced, that every catholic will regard it as a point of 
honor for himselt and his posterity to aid in the accomplishment of this 
great work. Thus shall Cincinnati be to our fellow Catholics of the 
other States and everywhere a model of the unity and the concord of 
Faith and of love, of true culture and true freedom. 



Description of the Building. 



As tlie prefixed drawing shows the building will be built in the Roman 
style of architecture, in accordance with the plan approved by the Di- 
rectors, and completed by A. Piket & Son, embracing the whole area of 
the lot, which is 160 feet by 83 feet. The height of the building will be 
106 feet. The front, upon Vine street, will be of free stone ; tlie other 
outer and inner walls of brick ; that on Longworth street having a thick- 
ness of 2 feet 6 inches ; that on the Alley 2 feet 2 inches ; and the 
inner 1 foot 6 inches. The building will be composed of the following 
parts : 

A. — THE BASEMENT, 

On Vine street, two entrances, with iron stairways, leading below 
to two saloons ; each saloon being 54 feet 9 inches by 30 feet, with 
a hall 16 feet wide between them. On Longworth street there is 
another entrance, leading to a hall, 40 feet by 16 feet, flanked by a saloon, 
52 feet 7 inches by 32 feet 9 inches ; a kitchen 14 feet by 25 feet 4 inches ; 
having in the rear a space of 25 feet 4 inches by 19 feet 2 inches, for 
water closets, store rooms, pumps, &c. ; immediately next the alley is a 
provision room 33 feet by 25 feet, and two arched cellars, each 15 feet 
by 56 feet, with a private entrance of 6 feet by 8 feet ; a passage lead- 
ing between these cellars is 81 feet by 6 feet 6 inches. 

The extreme height of the Foundation is 17 feet ; that of the separate 
parts 11| feet. The blocks of stone, taken from Kemper's Hill, and used 
for this purpose, rest upon a concrete of gravel and cement, 8 feet 
wide and 1 foot high; then come four other layers from 7 to 4 
feet in breadth ; and upon this rests the cellar wall proper, of 3 feet in 
thickness, so that there is, perhaps, no more solid foundation to be found 
in the City. 



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«ttb in tiotfer SQSirffamfeit, tag Snj^itut eineg ier nu^Tic^flen unb grofartigflctt 
ber S5ereintgten ©taaten fein juerbe, 

2Bir ftttb ufcerjeugt, baf jeber ^atI)oai ft(^ btefent grofen 2Berle anauf(^Iiefen 
al^ (E^ren^un!t fiir ft(^ unb feine ?fiac^!omnien Betrai^ten, unb baburc^ Stnctnnatt 
ben iibrigen ®Iau'6enS'6rubern anberer (Stabtc, »»ie fonft au6^, aU SDZuftcr bet 
etn'^ett unb ber (Slntrac^t beg ©laukng unb ber SieBe, ber roa^nn Silbung unb 
gre{:^eit wranleuc^ten ti?erbe* 



fsclidkng ks §thmks. 



SBte bie feDrge^eftete SlbMtbung jetgt, tutrb baffcT&e im r6mi[($en Sauflt^Tc er- 
taut,* unb na^ bent som SDirectorium gene^migten, unb 'oon 21, 9)t!et unb @ol§n 
looUenbeten ?)Iane ben gangen l^lfl'^enraunt ber Sotte, alfo 160' fcei83' einne^men* 
£)ie ^o:|e beg ©e&aubeg fcetragt 106'* 3Dte gronte an ber 33tne-(5tra§e ij^ tton 
©anbftelnen unb bie iiBrtgen auf eren unb inneren SJtauern son Sotfftetnen, erjlerc 
fitt ber Songwort:^ Strafe 2' 6" unb an ber Mt^ 2' 2", le^tere V 6" bt(J» £)ag 
^Mube 16efte:§t aus folgenben 2:^ellen : 

A. S)ag ®r& gcfc&o#, 

Son ber 3Sine-<Strafe fu^ren stvei ©ingange mtt eifernen 5E:rejjpen in baffelk 
l^inunter unb ^u ben 2 ©aloong^tcoyon jeber 54' 9" lang unb 30' breit ift,unbbie 
burc^ etnc Sntree (§alle) son 16' Sreite getrennt finb. 2In ber Songtnortl^'-Str* 
ijt etenfaUg etn Singang ju ber 40' tangen unb 16' bretten (Sntree unb banekn 
eitt Saloon 52' 7" Ui 32' 9", eine M6^e 14' Bei 25' 4" unb Winter biefer ein 
fRaum Mn 25' 4" Bei 19' 2", ber jtcei SBaffer-SIofetg, SSorratlje^-^antmer, ^nmpt 
u, f» to. entptt. 2ln ber 2llle!9 ftnb ein 5^rottifiong-3^aum 33' Bei 25' unb stteige* 
tootBte teller jeber 15' Bei 56', mit einem befonberen Sinlaf tton 6' Bei 8'* ^er 
jtoif^en biefcn Beftnblit^e 9}?ittelgang ijt 81' (ang unb 6' 6" Breit. 

£)ie ganje §o^e beg gunbamentg ifi 17' unb bie ber einjelnen Socale 11|', — 
£)lc gu biefen SJcauern »er)ranbten gelgBlMe, tr»elc^e t'on ^cmper'g ipiO ftnb,ji?ur- 
ben junat^ft auf 1' biden unb 8' BreitenSonfret (©ra'oet unb dement) getegt,bann 
fotgen sier Jtieitere Sagen son 7' Big 4' S3reite, unb ^ierauf ift bie etgentlic^e .^eUer- 
ntaucr son 3' 2Di(ie aufgefii^rt, fo baf ttJO^^Ifelten in biefer ©tabt ein bauer^aftcre^ 
Sunbament getegt tuurbe. 



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B, — THE FIRST FLOOR, 

Contains two Stores, on Vine street, each being 29 feet 7 inches by 54 feet 
9 inches ; in the center is the Front Door, flanked on either side by a Corin- 
thian Column, and forming the main entrance. Two Iron Stairways, from 
a hall 16 feet wide 54 feet 9 inches long, lead to the upper stories ; a hall 
of equal width leads from Long worth street ; the hall being 37 feet 7 inches 
long, and having, likewise, a stairway leading to the upper stories. Along- 
side of the latter there is a saloon, 33 feet 2 inches by 28 feet 4 inches, and 
another 33 feet 2 inches by 24 feet 3 inches, with a small room 13 feet 

5 inches by 17 feet 6 inches. The middle passage, at the end of which 
there are two stairways, is 67 feet by 8 feet 8 inches ; alongside of this, 
towards the alley, are located the Gymnasium, 54 feet 9 inches by 33 
feet 2 inches ; the Swimming School, 24 feet 3 inches by 33 feet 2 inches ; 
the Ante-chamber, 18 feet by 11 feet 6 inches ; and four water closets, 
11 feet 6 inches by 6 feet 6 inches. At the extremity of this story there 
is also a covered passage 77 feet by 12 feet 6 inches. The height of 
this story is 18 feet. 

Between the first and second stories, at the end of the building upon 
Longworth street, there is also a Private Room 17 feet by 11 feet 6 
inches, and towards the alley 6 Bath Booms, 25 feet 6 inches by 11 feet 

6 inches. The height of these apartments is 9 feet. 

C. — THE SECOND STORY, 

Contains upon Vine street, the Reading Room and Museum, 54 feet 9 
inches by 29 feet 7 inches, and the Library Room, of equal extent. 
Between these there is a space of 16 feet by 22 feet, leading to the bal- 
cony, (22 feet by 4 feet). On Longworth street there are two School 
Rooms, one being 28 feet 4 inches by 33 feet 2 inches, and the other 24 
feet 3 inches by 33 feet 2 inches ; moreover, a Private Room, 25 feet 4 
inches by 13 feet 5 inches, alongside a space of 12 feet 6 inches by 12 
feet 2 inches, and a stairway to the Upper Hall. Towards the alley there 
is a Lecture Room 66 feet by 33 feet 2 inches, and alongside a Private 
Room of 12 feet 6 inches by 3 feet 11 inches. The middle passage to 
the cross-passage is 32 feet by 16 feet, and then 70 feet by 8 feet 8 inches, 
at the end of which there is a stairway and 3 water closets. The cross- 
passage is 78 feet by 16 feet. The height of the story is 18 feet, the 
same as that of the first floor. 

Between the second and third stories, towards the rear of the build- 
ing upon Longworth, there is a Ladies' Dressing Room, 20 feet 5 inches 
by 12 feet, with sliding closet ; alongside this is a space for wardrobes 
and a Wash Room 12 feet by 9 feet, with 2 water closets. Towards the 
alley there is a Gentlemen's Dressing Room, 16 feet 7Hnches by 12 feet 
6 inches, with a space of 16 feet 2 inches by 7 feet, behind this a 
Wash Room and a water closet, as also two stairways. The height of 
this part is 9 feet. 

D. — THE THIRD STORY, 

Will be entirely devoted to the Grand Hall, which will be 155 feet long. 

At the west end will be 



^ 15 — 

B. ©ctcr ft c<Sto<f 

cnt^alt an ber SCincStrafe jwei etoreg, jetjer 29' 7" 6el 54' 9", tit ber ^tttc ble 
grontt:^urc, su bctten ©eiteitnttt einer eifernen cortttt§ifc^ett ©aule,bie ben ^au})t- 
eittgattg jum ©eBaube Mlbet* 3wet eiferne Jre^JiJen, tt^elc^e auf ber 16' breitcn 
ttttb 54' 9" langett ipatle beftitblit^, fu:^rett tiott :^ter avi& ju bett cberett Slaumeit; 
citt glei(^ fcrelter (Sittgang tft i:ott ber 2Dngnjort:^-(£tr, aug, uitb btefe ^aUe, oon 
too aus ekttfatig etite etfertte Jreppe ttai^ obett ge:^t, 37' 7" lang ; :^ieneben k- 
ftttbet ft^ ein ©aloon, 33' 2" bei 28' 4" uitb etn aitberer 33' 2" bet 24' 3", mtt 
elnem llclnen Simmer »on 13' 5" bei 17' 6"* 2Dcr mttttere ®attg, on beffen 
ettbe 3tt)ei Zxep]itn fiir bte oberen 3;^etle Ttnb, ifl 67' bei 8' 8" gro§, neben wel^em 
jiac^ ber mt^ ju ftd) bie Surn^alle 54' 9" bei 33' 2", bie (S(^irimmf*;Ule 24' 3" bei 
33' 2", bag SBarteraimmer 18' bei 11' 6" unb ^ier SBaifer^Slofetg 11' 6" bei 6' 6" 
befinben. SImSnbe biefeg 'BtodmxUs ijl ein iiberbedter ®ang 77' bei 12' 6"* 

2)ie §o^e beg ganjen ©todcg ifl 18'* 

3»if(^en bem 1* unb 2. ©tocf ftnb im l^interen 3;:^eite beg ® ebaubeS 
an ber SongtDort^-(5tra§c : ein ^rittataimmer 17' bei 11', 6", unb na^ ber SlCe^ 
3U fe^g Sabe^immer, 25' 6" bei 11' 6"» 

S)le ^ij^e biefer iocaU betragt 9'* 

C. ©er gtocitc <Sto<f 

ctttljalt an ber S5inC'(Stra§e bag Sefe-Simmer unb 9JJufeum 54' 9" bei 29' 7" «n5j 
bag SibUot^ef^S^i^'Wfif "^on glet(^er ®rb§e* 3wif(^en beiben ijl ein Slaum 16' 
bei 22', tton wo aug ber 2lufgang 3um Sat!on [22' bei 4',] 2ln ber Songmort^ 
©tra^e ftnb 2 ©c^utjimmer, woson eing 28' 4" bei 33' 2" unb bag anbere 24' 3" 
fcei 33' 2", ferner ein ^ri^atjimmer 25' 4" bei 13' 5", baneben ein gtei(^er 9taum 
»on 12' 6" bet 12' 2" unb :^ierttor 1 Sre^pe ^ur oberen grof en §atte ; an ber 5IQe^ 
cine Heine §atle 66' bei 33' 2" unb baneben 1 JRaum 12' 6" bei 3' 11"* Der 
mittlere ®ang big jum Quergange 32' bei 16' unb bann 70' bei 8' 8" ju bejfen 
Snbe einc Zxep^t unb 3 2Bater Slofetg ft^ beflnben ; ber Quergang ifl 78' bei 
16'. 2)ie §o^e biefeg ©tocfeg Ift gleic^ bem beg erften, 18'* 

Swlfc^en bem jtvelten unb brltten ©to^ ftnb im :^lntern Sf^elte 
t)eg ©ebaubeg an ber Songt»ort^ ©trapc, 1 ^ri«at-3i>u»ne'^ 20' 5" beil2'mitbe- 
WegU(^em dlofet, baneben 1 2Qaf(^iimmer 12' bei 9' mit 2 SBaffer-SIofetg, »ie 1 
Slaum jum 5lufbewa:^ren (oon ©erat^fc^aften ; an ber Mti^ 1 ^ri^atgimmer 16' 
7^" bei 12' 6" mit 9flebenraum 16' 2" bei 7', ba^inter 2Caf(^simmer unb iBSaffer- 
eiofet, tDie au^ 2 Sireppen* §o^e biefer Solale 9'* 

D. ^tv ivittt <Btoa 

»»lrb augfc^tic^ti^ bie grope ^aUc einne^men, ble 155' lang, 79' 6" breit unb 46* 
^oc^ 1(1, 2lm iDejlUc^en ®nbe beftnbet fi^ bie Pattform ober Sit^ne, 34' bei 20', 
In ber grout 6' unb gluten 8' er^aben, ble mit 4 corlnt:^if^en ©aulen un^ 



— 16 — 

located the platform or stage, 34 feet by 20 feet, the elevation in the 
front being 6 feet, and in the rear 8 feet, graced with four Corin- 
thian columns and other appropriate ornaments. On each side of the 
stage there will be five rows of Private Rooms, (20 feet by 16 feet,) and 
2 stairways. Four stairways lead to the Grand Hall, two being in the mid- 
dle and two in the rear, or west end. The stairways are all of iron, so 
that in case of fire the entrances may be abundantly protected. The 
Hall will have fifteen splendid windows, (10 feet 6 inches by 26 feet). 
The ceiling will be arched in accordance with the known principles of 
acoustics. The cornices of the building are of wood, covered with gal- 
vanized iron ; above the cornices there will be a balustrade or attic roof, 
decorated with suitable ornaments. 



co:n'stitution 

OF THE 

CATHOLIC INSTITUTE. 



§.1. 

NAME AND OBJECT. 

On the 20th of March, 1859, an Association of Stockholders was 
formed among the German Catholics of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, 
Ohio, under the name of "Catholic Institute," whose object and 
purpose it shall be to erect a building with a large hall, on the north- 
west corner of Vine and Longworth Streets, where Catholics of the 
city and neighborhood can meet for holding lectures, debates, concerts, 
fairs; where Catholic Societies can hold their meetings; where by 
establishing a grammar and commercial school or academy, reading 
and library rooms, the Catholics may find occasion for mutual improve- 
ment, and "where Catholic families may meet for social recreation. 

§2. 

means to attain the object. 

The Association issue stock of Fifty Dollars a share, the total amount 
of which shall not exceed the sum of One Hundred Thousand Dollars*). 



*) At the last quarterly meeting a proposition was made in due form to increase the stock 
to the amount of $>130,000, as that &uin will be needed to pay for the lot and building. 



- 17 - 

)Drttamcntett gc^iert ifl. Sin }eber ©eitc feer S3u|nc ftnb 5 JRei^en 3t»ntner, 
[20' ki 16'] unb 23;rep^en. 6^ ful)rett aIfo42:re^)))ett gur gtofen §atle, unb jtwar 
2 in in WitU unb 2 am l^lntern ober jveftlit^cn 2;i)ei(c. Diefc ftnb atlc »on 
Sifett, fo baf Bel irgcnb 0eueriJgefa:^r aUe Singange :§inrel(^enb geftc^ert finb» ©ic 
§atle hJirb burc^ 15 ptamoUt genfler, [10' 6" Bei26'], erku(^tet* 2)ie Dede mlrb 
na(| ben Ulannkn 3ftegeln ber Stcuftif getPoIBt tuerben* 

2)ie ^arniepe bei3 ©eBdube^ pnb son Jpot^ unb toon galMnifirtem Sifen tiwgc- 
Ben, «nb gana oBen ifl ein ©elanber ober attifc^eg 2)a^ mit entfjjrec^enbctt 
SSeraieruttgen* 



@0nftttuttott 

ie J 



§ 1. 

Sflamt Uttb 3wctJ ber ©cfeltfc^aft* 
3rm 20» m'dxi 1859 Bitbete p*^ ««ter ben beittfc^en ^at|oUfett tton Slrt^ 
ciiwatl, ^amlttott Sount^, D:^io, utiter bem ^amtm „^ a t :^ o H f (^ c « 
3 n p i t u t," etne 5l!tten-®e[eaf(|aft, ttjet^e jum Si^etJe ««fe 3"^ SlufgaBe :^at, an 
bcr norbtt)c{lIi(^ett ddt Mon 33ine- unb 2ongtBort|-(Stra§e, ein ©eBaubc ju errl^* 
ten, tterBunben mit einer gro§en §atlc, too bie ^at^olifen ber ©tabt unb Umgc" 
genb ^ux SlB^altung i5on 35orIefungen, DeBatten, Soncerten unb gair^ sufammen- 
lommen, bie fat^olifi^en SSeretne i^re 33erfammtufigen fatten fonnen, too burc^. 
Srrii^tung einer S3iirger- ober fJortBilbung^-Si^ute, einer ?efel)aile unb S3iBIio- 
f^e! ben ^af^oUfen ©etegen'^eit jur lueiteren Stu^Bilbung geBoten tnirb, unb wu< 
blc fat:§oUfc^c gamillc an^ aur gefeHigen Unter|)attung fic§ tterfammeln lann. 

§ 2. 

Witttl jur Srrcif^ung beg QtotdtS. 
T)k ®efet(f(^aft giBt 2l!tlcn ani 'oon je fiinfaig !DotIar5, beren ©efammtBetrag: 
febo(^ bie ©umme 'oon l^unbert S^aufenb 2)ot(arg nii^t iiBerflcigen barf*> 2)ic^- 



*) Set ber tcfeten sjtertclia^rltc&cn SJcrfantmluttg tourbc in ge'&ortgcr Sorm hr SJorfd^Tag etiige* 
rttc^t, ben Setrag auf $130,000 ju er^ol^ett, Weil biefeSumme jur Seja^Iung be« Saupta&e^ unb SJoB- 
ntbung be$ ®eMube« nijt^ig fein ttirb* 



— 18 — 

These shares can only be transferred to Catholics, with the permission 
of the Board of Directors, and must be paid in such installments as may 
be agreed upon by the Board. 

No share shall be sold by the Directors at less than par value ; they 
also have no right to pledge them as collateral security. 

§.3. 

MEMBERSHIP. 

Sec. 1. Member of the Catholic Institute is that Catholic who at 
least has signed one share, or who came in possession of one by trans- 
ferring. 

Sec. 2. Any rules and regulations in regard to the admission of 
visiting or honorary members, shall be made in the By-Laws of the 
Association. 

Sec. 3. No member shall have right to own more than one hundred 
shares. 

§4. 

RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF MEMBERS. 

Sec. 1. Every member shall be entitled to participate in the de- 
bates and voting on all business affairs of the Association. 

Sec. 2. Every member shall, in proportion to the amount of stock 
paid by him, have ownership of the property of the Association. 

Sec. 3. Every member shall, in all business matters of the Associa- 
tion, be entitled to one vote for each share owned by him ; but such 
vote shall be cast or given by himself individually. 

Sec. 4. Every member binds himself to pay the shares, signed by 
him, according to the resolution and order of the Board of Directors. 

§5. 

OFFICERS OF THE ASSOCIATION. 

Sec. 1. The Association shall elect out of its members every year 
on the last Monday in December, ten Directors, three Trustees and a 
Standing Committee of three members. 

Sec. 2. The Board of Directors organizes itself by electing a 
President, Vice-President, Treasurer and Secretary out of its own 
members. These at the same time hold their respective offices in the 
Association. 

Sec. 3. The officers shall hold their office for one year (with the 
exception of the officers first elected, whose term shall continue until 
January 1st, 1861), and until their successors shall have been elected 
and qualified. 

Sec. 4. The officers shall enter upon their duties on the first 
Monday in January. 

Sec. 5. At the election of officers the votes shall be given by bal- 
lot. But no person shall be eligible to office, who is not at least 
twenty-one years of age, a citizen of the United States, and known as 
a practical Catholic. 



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Slflten flttt) Uos mit S3etDttI{gung bes 3)lre!tortumg an .^at^otllen nUxtxaQhat 
itnb muffctt in fol^en Staten unb gu foId)er 3eit eiti^eja^It tverten, t»ie wm 2)1" 
reltorlum '6ei^tmmt wirb* 

^cinc 2lftie fann »om 3)ire!torium unlet bem 9^cttnnjcrt:^e ttcrfauft wcrbcn j 
««c^ fott t)aj[eI6e fein dit^t f^ahtn, irgcnt) juelc^e ^Ittieu ju serpfattben, 

§ 3» 
3Jl 1 1 g H c b c r. 
©c!t. !♦ Snitgticb beg fat^oltfc^en Sttflitut^ ijt bericntge ^at^oW, bcr 
tDenigfteng Sine 5lftte gejeit^ttet :^at, ober burt^ UeBertragung in ben S3ejt^ elner 
folc^cn gelangt ifi, 

<Btlt. 2* £)tc na|crett 53ej^immungen kaugti(^ ber 2lrt unb SCeifc ber 
Slufnal^me tmn kfud^cnben obec @§ren-2)litgUebetn, tnerben in ben S^ietengefe^en 
ber ©efeOfc^aft feftgefe^t* 

©eft. 3. ^ein mtgtieb barf me^r aU l^unbcrt Slttien Beji^en* 

§ 4. 
fRt^tt unb ^flii^tcn ber 5KitgHeber» 

©eft. 1. ®itt lebeg ^DJitgUeb ift Beret^tigt, an ben Debatten unb Sl^llim- 
wungen ufeer aUt 2lngelegen§citen ber ®efeQ[^aft 3;^eit 3U ne^men. 

<S e f t. 2» ©in jebeg SKitglieb l^at im SSerpttnijfc beg S3etrageg ber »on i^nt 
gejeid^neten Slltien (£igent^umgre(^t an bem SSermogcn ber ©efetlfc^aft* 

©eft. 3» Sebeg SJJitglieb ift 6ei aUtn Slngclegcn^eiten ber ©efetlfi^aft fur 
Jcbe son i^nt gejeic^nete 3tftie ju einer ©timmc Bere^tigt y btc ©timmen miiffen 
ieboc!^ »on jebem SJiitgliebe ^jerfonlic^ aBgegekn werben* 

©eft* 4. Sebeg 9HitgIieb ijerpftii^tet ftc^, ble wn i^^m gejci^neten 5tltien 
nac§ 33ef(^Iup unb 58eftimmung be5 2)ireftoriumg einjujal^Icn. 

§ 5. 

Scamten ber ©cferif^ftft. 

©eft. 1. Die ®efenf(^aft erwap aUja^rlic^ am te^ten SJZontage im S)C' 
gem'Ser aug ben Sycitgliebern : ^t^n SDireltpren, brei 33ertrauengmanner, unb eln 
jle§enbeg Committee tion brei SHitgtiebern. 

© e f t» 2. !Dag ©ireftorium organiftrt fti^ burc^ Srt»a|(ung eineg ^^rafi" 
bcnten, S5ice=^raftbentcn, ©c^a^meifierg unb ©efretarg an^ fetner 2Jlitte. !Die* 
fel&en feeflciben sugleic^ bie refp. Slemter ber ©efeCfc^aft. 

©eft* 3* !Die Seamten »eri»a(ten i^r Slmt fiir bie ©auer etneg Sa'^reg 
(mit 2tugnat)me ber Sr(lern5a:^Iten, lue^e i^r Stmt lis jum 1. Sanuar 1861 Be* 
I(eiben) unb fo tangc, Us i^re S'Jac^foIger ertca^It unb qualiftjirt finb. 

© e f t» 4. £)er 5lntritt beg Slmteg gefc^lel^t am erflen 9)Iontag im Sanuar* 

©eft. 5. Set ber 2Ca|t 'oon Seomten foQen bie ©tlmmen bur(^ ©timm* 
jettel aBgegeben luerben. 9ticmanb foil aber atg fotci^er erma^It n^erben fonnen, 
ber ni^t wenig^eng ein unb attJanjig Sa^rc att, Surger ber 23ercinigten ©taaten, 
unb aU jjraftif^er ^at|oUf kfannt i^. 



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Sec. 6. The Archbishop of Cincinnati or his Delegate Is ex-officio 
member of the Board of Directors, and has a seat and vote therein. 

Sec. 7. The Board of Directors shall elect such other officers as 
may be necessary to perform other business of the Association, desi^r- 
nate their duties and salary, and take security for the faithful discharge 
of their respective duties. 

Sec. 8. A Nominating Committee, consisting of five members, 
shall be elected at the regular meeting of the stockholders in October 
of each year, whose duty it shall be to nominate the double number ot 
candidates for each office of the Association. From the candidates 
thus nominated, the officers of the Association shall be elected, but 
these conditions shall not be required at the first election of officers on 
Sunday, April 10th, 1859. 

§6. 

DUTIES OF OFFICERS. 

Sec. 1. The President shall call all the regular meetino-s, and at 
the request of the Standing Committee, or the Board of the Directors 
all extra meetings, and it shall be his duty to preside at the same. 

Should the President refuse to call an extra meeting of the Asso- 
ciation, at the request of the Standing Committee, said Committee shall 
have authority to call a meeting of the Association. 

All certificates of shares must be signed by the President, and coun- 
tersigned by the Treasurer and Secretary. 

Sec. 2. The Vice-President shall perform the duties of President 
if the latter should be absent. 

Sec. 3. The Secretary shall keep a record of the proceedino-s of all 
the meetings of the Board of Directors and of the Association; keep 
strict account of all the receipts and expenditures, and report the con- 
dition of the Treasury at every meeting of the Board of Directors. 

Sec. 4. The Treasurer shall receive and pay out all moneys of the 
Association ; keep a strict account of all receipts and expenditures. 
He shall give security for the faithful performance of his duties, to such 
an amount as may be determined upon by the Board of Directors, and 
he never shall keep more than {wo thousand dollars in the treasury for 
any longer time than two days. All sums above that amount shall, 
upon the written order of the President and Secretary, be paid over to 
the trustees. 

Money can only be paid out by the Treasurer on written order, 
signed by the President and Secretary. 

Sec. 5. The Board of Directors have the exclusive management 
and control of the whole property of the Association. 

They shall meet at least once a month to consult about the affairs 
of the Association. 

It shall be the duty of the Directors to manage the erection of the 
building, and, after it is completed, to rent the same, so as to advance 
the interests of the Institute to the best of their ability. 



— 21 — 

©eft* 6* !Der Sr^Blfc^of tioit Sinclnnatl obcr fctn SSeyotlmai^tigtej; Ijl 
ex officio SJtitgliet) beg !Dire!torium3 unb ^at barln <Si^ unb ©tlmme* 

©eft 7* 2)ag!Direftorlunt ewa^U tie jur Seforguttg ber iiBrlgcn 
®ef(^afte ber ©efeQft^aft notl§tt»enbtgen UttterBeamten, fieftimmt bic ^flici^ten unb 
ben ®e§a(t berfelkn unb serfangt fiir trette ^Dtenflerfiitlung eine entfprei^enbc 
Sautton* 

© e f t* 8» (Sin SB a "^ t - S m m i 1 1 c c, aug fitnf SJlltgliebern Befle^enb, 
foil Bet ber regelmapigcn 35erfammtung im DItoBer ernannt tt»erben, wel^em btc 
^jTi^t oBUegt, jtuei Sanbibaten fiir ein jebeg \>\iv^ bic ©efeOft^aft ju Befe^enbe 
2(mt ttor^ufd^Iagen* Slug benfo SSorgefc^tagenen fotten bie SBeamten ber ©efetl- 
fd^aft ertua^it iwerben* !Diefe 33e[limmun3en follen jeboc^ Bei ber erftcn 2Bj^t 
ber Seamten, am ©onntag ben 10. Slprii 1859, !eine 5tntt>enbung ^aBen» 

§ 6. 
^ftici^tcn ber Seamtcn* 

©e!t* 1* ©er ^rafibent :^at atte tegetma^igen, unb auf SSertangen 
beg fle'^cnben Sommittee'g ober beg Direftoriumg an6) auperorbentU^e SSerfamm- 
lungen gu berufen unb Bei benfelkn ben SSorp^ ju fit^rcn, 

Side Stftien miiffen tiom ^raftbenten unteraeic^nct unb »om ©^a^meifler unb 
©eiretar contraftgnirt fein. 

©ottte ber ^raftbent |tc^ weigern, auf SBertangen beg fle^enben Sommitteeg eine 
S);tra-35erfammlung ber ©efeHfc^aft 3U Serufen, \o fott bag Committee Befugt fein, 
auf eigene Slutoritdt :^in bie ®efeQf(^aft gur SBerfammlung einjutabcn. 

©elt. 2. Der 3Sice-5>raftbent tterfte^t in 3lbwefen^eit beg ^rafi* 
bentcn bic ^fli^ten beifel^en. 

©eft, 3. ©er©elretar fii^rt Bei atlcn SBerfammtungen beg Direlto- 
riuntg unb ber ®efet([(^aft bag 5)rotoM, fit:^rt genaue Sle^nung itfeer (£inna~^men 
unb SluggaBen, unb giBt Bei |eber 33erfammlung beg 2)ireltoriumg Serii^t iiBer ben 
Sufianb ber ^affc. 

©eft, 4. S)er©c^a^mei|^er em^jfangt unb ^a^t atle ©elber ber 
©efellfi^aft au^ unb fii^rt iiber bic (Sinna^men unb SluggaBcn ein gcnaueg 33u(^» 
®r ^at fur bie treue SSerttjattung [eincg SImteg bie jebegmat 100m Direftorium gu 
Beftimmenbe Surgfi^aft gu leiften, unb barf nie langer alg .^mei Jage me§r atg 
gwei 3;aufenb ©oOarg in ber .^affe :6aBen. Side etroaigen lyie^rfummen foUen »ou 
i^m, ie na(^ [c^riftlid^en Slntweifungen beg ^raftbenten unb ©efretdrg, ben 33er- 
trauengmdnncrn iiBcrgeBen tverben* 

©elber fonnen Blog auf fd^riftU^c Stntueifung beg ^rdftbenten unb ©efretdrg 
ijom ©d^a^mei^er augBe^a^it n>erben. 

©eft. 5. !D a g !£) i r c f 1 r i u m :§at bie augfc§UepU(^c SBerwattung unb 
DBeraufft(^t beg fammtlic^en SBermogeng ber ©efeUfc^aft. 

Sg aerfammett ftd) raenigfieng ein 9Jlal aUe SiJionate, urn bie 5tngelegen'§eiten 
ber ®efeflfd)aft in ©erat^ung ju jieljen. 

£)em !Direftorium liegt eg oB, ben 33au beg ®eBaubcg, unb na^ beffen 55otfen- 
bung bie S3ermiett)ung beffelBen ju (eiten unb baBei bie Sutereffen ber ©efellf^aft 
BeftmogIi(^il 3U forbern* 



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The Board of Directors shall report to the Association, every three 
months, the progress of the enterprise, as also the condition of the 
treasury; recommend such measures as they may think proper to pro- 
mote the objects of the Association ; and, in general, guard with a 
watchful eye the interests of the Institute. 

The Directors, also, shall determine the time for the payment of 
dividends to the stockholders, and make recommendations in regard to 
buying in the shares of the Association. 

The Board of Directors shall keep a regular book of record of their 
proceedings. 

The books of the Association shall be open to the inspection of the 
members at all times. 

At the meetings of the Directors seven members form a quorum. 

Sec. 6. The Trustees receive according to written order of the 
President and Secretary, money from the Treasurer of the Association 
for safekeeping, and give a receipt for the same. They shall give se- 
curity to such an amount as may be determined upon by the Board of 
Directors. 

Sec. 7. The Standing Committee shall examine the books of the 
Secretary and Treasurer, as also inquire into the condition and admin- 
istration of all the property of the Association at least once a month. 

This Committee is authorized to instruct the President to call 
an extra meeting, whenever it is deemed necessary. 

§7. 

MEETINGS. 

The Association shall meet regularly on the first Monday in 
January, April, July and October of every year, to receive the reports 
of the different officers of the Association. 

Whenever it shall seem necessary, an extra Committee may be ap- 
pointed at these meetings to examine the books. 

At such meetings the affairs of the Association are to be deliberated 
upon and such resolutions passed as may be thought best to advance 
the objects of the institute. 

§8. 

DONATIONS AND HOW TO BE APPKOPKIATED. 

Any kind of donations or collections for the erection of the building 
shall not be received for the individual benefit of the stockholders, but 
shall be considered as a fund for the intended grammar and commer- 
cial school or academy, the proceeds or interests of which shall be used 
for the benefit of poor scholars. 

§9. 

ALTERATION OF THE CONSTITUTION. 

Alterations of the Constitution can only be made at a regular meet- 
ing of the Association, and all propositions for an alteration must be 



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T)a& 3)lrc!torlum ctflattet brcimonattic^ ultx bcit ^ottgattg beg Vitittxnt^mtns, 
foiuie iiBer ben SBeftanb ber ^aJTe »or ber ®e[etl[(^aft Sertci^t, ma^t Sorf^Iagc 
Seauglic^ ber geeignetjten SJlapregeIn, ben SttJeii ber ®efet(f(^aft ju forbern, unb 
^at uber:§au|jt bie SSerjjfltt^tung, mit njad)[amem ^ugc bic Snterejfen ber ©efett- 
fi^aft nja'^rpne^meit* 

2)a|TeIBe kftlmmt aui^ bic Beit ber S'^^tuttg tion Sntcreffett ober ^itilbenbett 
an bic StWonare unb mac^t SSorf^iagc 'beaiigUc^ ber Sinlofung ber 5lftien bet 
®efet(f(^aft. 

X)ag ©ireftorlum fii^rt itkr feinc SSer'^anblungen ein regelmapigeg SSu(^ 
cbcr 5?roto!ott. 

£)ie Sit(^er ber ©efellft^aft liegcn bcit 9Kitgtieberrt flet^ jur Sinfti^t offeit, 

33ei ben SSerfammtungen beg £)ireftorinmg Bitben fuUn S^^itglieber etn 
Duorum* 

©eft 6. !Die SBertrauengntanncr ne^men gegen Quittung nnb 
laut Slntceifung beg 5)rafibenten unb ©elretarg ©etber ber ©efetlfc^aft 3ur fic^ern 
5luf6etDaI)rung ijom ©c^a^meijler in ©mpfang, nnb 3a"^len biefe nur auf fc^rift- 
lic^c Stnsreifung beg ^rajibenten unb ©elretarg aug* ®ie 'i^a'bm ie na^ 3eit- 
jpeitiger Sejlimmung beg Direltoriumg entfjsrec^enbc S3urgf(^aft ju teifien, 

®e!t, 7* jDem (St e ^e nbcn S m m ittee fott bie ^f{i(^t oBIiegen, 
Wenigfteng einmaHm 9J?onatc bie Siti^er beg ©elretcirg unb beg ©t^a^meijterg, 
juic iifcer^aupt ben gefammten SSermogeng" unb SSerjcaltungg-S^ft'^ttb ber ®efett- 
f(^aft 3U unterfuc^en. 

2)iefeg Committee ijl l^erec^tigt, ben ^Jraftbenten jur Serufung eincr 25cr- 
fammlung aufauforbern, tuenn baffelk eine folc^e fitr not^roenbig erai^tet, 

§ 7, 
SScrfammlungen* 

TAi ©efetlf^aft "oerfammett pd^ regelmapig am erjlten 9)?ontag im Sanuar, 
5t})ril, 3uti unb Dltofeer eineg ieben 3a:§reg, urn bie Seric^te ber Berfc^iebenen 
33eamten ber ®efe(l[(|aft entgegen ju ne:t)men, 

SBenn immer eg aU not^roenbig erf(^einen mag, h?irb Bei biefcn SJerfammlun" 
gen ein auperorbentlif^eg Sommittec jur Unterfu(^ung ber Siic^er aufgciMt» 

3n fo((^en Serfammlungen luerben bie 5tnge(egen^eiten ber ©cfetlfc^aft Bera- 
f^en unb S3ef(^(itffe gefapt, t»el(^e ^ur ©rrei^ung beg Qmdc^ berfetfcen geeignet 
erfc^eincn* 

§ 8, 
grctwiltigc Scitragc — bcren 35ernjenbung* 

Srgcnb nsel^e freimitligc SBeitragc ober Soaeltionen fur bie (Srrit^tung beg 
©etaubeg foOen nid)t ben 2Iftien-3n^a'6ern perfonlic^ ^u ©ute lommen, fonbetn 
alg 5oub fitr bic Beatftc^tigte 33itrgerfc^ule betrai^tet jucrbcn, beffen Srtrag ober 
Sntereffctt jum 55e(ien etmaigcr un^emittetter, refp. armer ©^iiler ju tertDcn- 
bcn fmb*. 

§ 9» 
SScranb crungc n ber Son ft i t u tion, 

95eranberungen ber eonfiitution !onnen Hog in einer regctmapigen ^tt- 
fammtung ber ©efeOfc^aft »orgenommen iverben, unb atle S3orfd)Iage au einer 



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made in writing and handed to the Board of Directors a month pre- 
vious to the regular meeting, and be brought to the knowledge of the 
Association by said Board. Before any proposition of this kind how- 
ever can be taken notice of, it must be recommended in writing by 
representatives of at least two hundred shares. 

But that part of § 1 which relates to the object of the Institute, 
and Sections 5 and 6 of §5 cannot be altered except upon a written 
recommendation signed by every one of the eleven Directors. 



CONSTITUTION 

OF THE 

MUSIC SECTION 

OF THE 

CATHOLIC INSTITUTE. 



§1. 

With the view to carry out the object mentioned in § 1 of the Con- 
stitution of the Oa^^iijiolic Institute as well as to provide for theoretical 
and practical instruction in Music and Singing, the Board of Directors 
of the Catholic Institute has created a Department for Music and Sing- 
ing, to be composed of members of the Catholic Institute, their children 
and other Catholics of this city and its vicinity. 

§2. 

The Department of Music and Singing has for its object instruction 
in vocal and instrumental music, a thorough training of pupils in sing- 
ing and in the use of the various musical instruments, and thereby to 
improve and perfect the execution of sacred and profane music in general, 
atfd more especially of the Gregorian chant and figurative music. It 
will enter into correspondence with foreign conservatories, musical 
societies and publishers to get suitable music pieces and instruments, 
and will encourage the elevation of music by publishing desirable com- 
positions or publications in the press. 



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fotd^cn SScranbentttg muffett f^riftti(^, wenigfien^ elnen Wlomt ijor ber nac^flcti 
rcgelmaptgen S3erfamttt(ung bent ©trettorium eingereic^t unb burc^ baJTeI{>e jur 
^cnntnip ber ©efeUf^aft gebrai^t trerben, (£^e iebo(^ trgenb eltt SSovfc^Iag ber 
9lrt Beritcfftc^tigt iuerben fann, ntu§ berfetSe bur^ 9lej)rafentanlen »ott wenigftcn^ 
3tt>ei:^unbevt Slftien fc^riftUc^ empfo:§lcn fetn, 

3Der bett 3we(! ber ©efetlfc^aft betrepnbe J^elt beg § 1 unb bic (Seltlonett 5 
«nb 6 in § 5 foden nur bann seranbert werben lonnen, ivenn aHe elf 2JJltgtiebei? 
beg £)ireftoriumg einc bepfaOftgc SSeranberung fc^riftUc^ empfe^ten* 



Sonftitutton 

b e r 

JiHftk-Secti0ii 

b c5 , 

3{tttOofifcf]Cii Onftifuts. 



§ 1* 

3ur grreli^ung beg im § 1» ber Sonftltution beg ^ai^^") '1)en Snflitut^ ange- 
geBenen ^i^edeg itber'^aupt unb jur t^eoretifc^-^jraltifd-, ;. 5lug6itbung in ber 
3;onfunfl insBefonbere 1;)at bag 3Dire!torium beg.^at^oItfii.n 3njl:itutg eine WlufiU 
fe!tion geMIbet, tueti^e aug SJ^itgliebern beg ^at^olif^en Sttftitutg, beren .Kinbern 
unb fonft geeigneten ^flt|oU!en ^ieftger <Stabt unb Umgegenb 6efiel)t» 

§ 2. 

!Dle SJtufiffeltion mac^t ftc^ ^wr 2lufga'6c t in ber ^ocaU nnb Snflrnmentat- 
SJiufi! Unterrid)t ju ert:§eiten, im ©efangc unb auf ben Serf^iebenen muftfalifc^en 
Snftrumenten eine titc^tige StugBilbung unb SSertoodfommnung gu erjieien unb fo 
im Sin^etnen Jnie im ®an3en bie ^ird)en' unb tuelttii^e SDtufil, iugbefonbere ater 
ben S^oral [gregorianifc^en] unb giguraigefang ju forbern unb 3U toerebeln. 

©obann ivirb [te jur Sriangung ijon nDt|)igen SJZupfalien unb Snj'irumenten, 
iuic au^ burd) 25eroffenttid)ung geeigneter Sompofttionen unb fon^ burc^ bie 5)reffe 
fiir muft!alifd)e gortfeilbung ©orge tragen, aut^ mit ougttartigen SonfevMtorien, 
mufilaUf(^en ©efellfc^aften unb SSerlegern in SCerMnbung treten. 



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§3. 

The Department of Music and Singing will be composed of 

a. Active members, who take part in all the rehearsals and perform- 
ances of the department, either as singers or musicians; 

h. Honorary members who contribute three dollars a year towards 
attaining the object of this department. Such members shall have the 
right of being present at all concerts and other musical rehearsals and 
performances which may take place under the auspices of the department, 

c. Such other honorary members as may be chosen by the Committee 
of the department from among persons who excel in musical talent, or 
liave contributed in any way to the success of the Department for Music 
and Singing of the Catholic Institute. 

§4. 

The Committee of the department decides on the admission and 
expulsion of members. 

§5. 

With the department there is connected a school in which pupils 
will receive, for a moderate compensation, instruction in the art of sing- 
ing and in the use of various musical instruments. 

§6. 
The expenses of the department will be defrayed by the contribu- 
tions of honorary members, by fees for instruction, and by the proceeds 
of concerts and other musical performances. 

§ 7. 

The management of the Department is entrusted to a committee of 
seven, to be elected annually on the feast of St. Cecilia or within eight 
days thereafter, by the Board of Directors and the Committee for 
the time being, together with the Director of Music, from among the 
stockholders of the Catholic Institute, and shall continue in office until 
their successor, will have been elected and duly qualified. One of the 
members of this Committee must be a member ol the Board of Direc- 
tors of the Catholic Institute. 

The members of the Committee thus elected, will choose from among 
themselves a President, Vice-President, Secretary and Cashier, and 
shall meet at least once a month, for the transaction of business, at 
which meeting four members shall form a quorum. 

§ 8. 

The President will preside in the Committee and at all meetings and 
performances of the Department. 

In case of his absence the Vice-President will perform the duties of 
the President. 

The Secretary will keep a record of all the proceedings of the dif- 
ferent meetings, and take charge of the correspondence. He will fur- 
ther keep an exact list of the members, collect contributions and other 



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§ 3. 
£)ie SJtitgtteber ier 5}^ufi!fection 6e)'te:^en : 

a. 2lu^ twirllii^ett SJcitgliekrn, Jrel^e an atten UeBungen unt) Stuffii^rungen 
ber 5}twft![e!tion al^ ©anger ober Snftrumentatiften ntitwirfen ; 

b. 2lu0 fluferorbentUc^en 3}iitgltctern, bie 3ur §orberung beg 3i»f(Je^ bcr 
5!Jtuft!fe!tion la^rlii^ 3 2)oIIarg ^a^cn unb bafiir ia^ 0le^t l^aBen, alien loon ber 
SO'lupffeftion 'oeranftalteten Soncerten unt) fonftlgen muftfalifc^en Uetmngen ober 
2luffut)rungett kt3Utt5o:^nen, unb 

c. Stu^ Sliren'SJIitgliebern, njel(|e loom Committee ber 9Jlwfi!fe!tton ?Ramen? 
beg 2)ireftoriumg aug [olc^en ^^erfonen getDa^It Juerben, bie p(^ 1inftd)tlt£^ i^xn 
muftfalift^en 2ei)lungen ober wm bie SJcuftlfeltion beg fat^olift^en Snftitutg ^tx" 
bien^e ertworBen 1)aUn* 

§ 4. 

HeBer bic Slufna'^me unb Stugfc^Iiefung ber STtitglieber entfi^eibet bag Som- 
wittee ber 9Jiwft!fe!tion, 

§ 5. 

Wiit ber 5J?ufi!fe!tiott ift eine Unterric^tg-StnjlaTt !oer'6unben, in n^elc^er bic 
Boglinge fonjof)! im ©efange, tvie au(^ au\ ben serft^iebenen Snftrumenten 3tt 
rinem mafigen 5^reife unterri^tet werben* 

§ 6. 

T)it 5IuggaBen ber ?[Rufi!fe!ttDn ti^etben aug ben SSeitragen ber anf erorbentU" 
c^cn SHitglieber, aug ben Unterrii^tggelbern nnb ben Sinna^men son Soncerten 
nnb anberen ntuft!ali[(^en 5tupf)rungen fceftritten* 

§ 7. 

XHe Seitung nnb 5iil)rung ber 9)^uftlfection licgt etnem Scntmlttee 'ocn ftekn 
9)titgliebern cb, trel^e atlid^vlid) aug ben Slctionaren beg lat'^olifc^en Snjlitut^ 
am Socilienfefte ober tnner^alb oc^t Slage nat^ biefem Sejic ijom ^iJirectorium, 
bem ^eitrtjeiligen Committee ber STJufilfection nebft bem SOiufifbirector 3U biefem 
Slmte ertt?ol)It nserben, unb bie fo lange im Slmte Bleikn, 'big i^re ^tac^folger rcget- 
mafig ertvofjit unb qualiftjirt fmb, gineg 'oon biefen Sommittee^^itgliebern mu§ 
2)litglieb beg Directoriumg beg !at"^oUf(^cn Snflitutg fein* 

£)iefeg fo ertud^Ite Committee organifirt fic^ burd) Srwa^tung eineg ^^raftbenten, 
23ice==5)rdfibenten, ©efretdrg unb Saffircrg, unb tterfammelt fid) jur Sriebigung 'oon 
®ef(^aften t» e n i g ft e n g ein Wai im SJ^onat, tootiei »ier 2)titgUeber ein Quorum 
Mlben* 

§ 8. 

^er ^rafibent fii^rt ben 2?orp^ im Committee unb Bei alien loon ber SJtufiffef- 
tiontteranftalteten cffentli(|en SSerfammtungen unb 5Iuffit^rungen* 

3n Slbtuefen^eit beg ^^ropbenten ttertritt ber 55ice|)rdftbent beffen ©tetfc* 
Der ©ecretdr fit'^rt 'bei aHen SSerfammtungen bag ^rotofoU unb beforgt Mc 
Sorrefponben3en; gteii^faQg ^at er tin genaueg SSer^ei^ni^ ber SJiitglieber ju 



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dues, and pay them over to the Cashier, as also report the same to the 
Committee. 

The Cashier shall receive all moneys paid to the Department, and 
it shall be his duty to hand over such sums, weekly, to the Treasurer 
of the Catholic Institute, who will place them to the credit of the De- 
partment. To defray the current expenses of the Department, the 
Committee will, from time to time, ask of the Board of Directors such aa 
appropriation as they may deem necessary for the interest of the De- 
partment. 

The Cashier will keep a correct account of all sums received or ap- 
propriated, disburse them only on a written order of the President and 
Secretary, and report the stale of receipts and expenditures quarterly, 
or oftener, when directed by the Committee. 

§ 9. 

Quarterly, namely on the last Monday in March, June, September, 
and December, this Committee has to submit to the Board of Directors 
of the Catholic Institute for their approval, a leport of the general state 
of the Department, and an account of the receipts and expenditures. 

§ 10. 

The Committee of the Department shall provide that all musical 
publications and instruments, which may have been purchased by or 
presented to the Department be registered and stamped by the Lib- 
rarian of the Catholic Institute, before allowing them to be used. They 
will remain the property of the Catholic Institute. 

§ 11. 

The Committee will superintend the instructions of music and singing, 
determine the conditions of admission and expulsion of pupils, make all 
arrangements and regulations necessary for instruction, and recommend 
to the Board of Directors persons qualified as teachers. The Committee 
will dismiss teachers only with the approbation of the Board of Directors 

§ 12. 

The Committee has to propose to the Board of Directors persons 
qualified for the office of Director of Music from among whom the 
Board will choose the most qualified and enter with him into a con- 
tract in which there must be stated his duties as stipulated in the Con- 
stitution, and the annual renumeration for his services. 

§ 13. 

The Director of Music is entitled to a vote in the meeting of the 
Committee. He will recommend to the Committee persons qualified as 
teachers of music and singing, superintend the various musical instruc- 
tions and rehearsals which he may order to be conducted by the ap- 
pointed teachers, as also report thereon to the Committee of the De- 
partment. He has either to conduct all the regular and special rehearsals 
himself, or shall have them conducted by one of the teachers. He will 
further be required to lead in all concerts and other musical perform- 



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fu|re«, bte 33eitrage uni) fon^tgen Sinnal^men au cottectiten uni> fte bcm Saf- 
ftrer cinjwpnblgen, trie att^ t)em Committee I)ietton ©erlc^t 3U erftatten* 

3Der Safftver em^fattgt atle fur tie SO^wfiffectton elngeciangenen ©etber 
«nb ufcetgteSt fot(^e tijoc^entli^ bemSc^a^meifterbe^ laf^oIifc^enSnftitutiJ, twetc^er 
f{e tev SKufilfectlon crebittrt. Urn bte laufenbcn ^tu^gakn ber ^SJcuftlfectton au 
bcrfen, sertangt bag gomtnittee »on 3ett ju 3eit elne fol^e SetviHiguttg (appropri- 
ation), wit eg biefe im Sntereffe ber SJiupffection fiir n6t:^ig erac^ten mag. 

2Der (Saffirer fii^rt genawe JRe(^nwng iiBer bie eittgenontmenen unb angehJtefe^ 
nett ©elber, ^al^lt te^terc nitr gegen fd}rifttt^e Slnweifung beg 5)raftbenten wnb 
©ecretarg aug, tinb '6erl(^tet feiertelfa^rlte^ iifcer ben ©tanb biefer ©inna^men unb 
5Jugga!6en, ober ofter, wenn baau som Committee oufgeforbert* 

§ 9, 

5)ieffg Sommittee f^at yiertel{a'^rig unb atnar am jtreiten S)?ontage im Wdti, 
Sunt, ©eptemter unb SDejemter, bem S)irectortumbeg fat^otifc^en Snflitutg elnen 
S3erid)t liter ben ®tanb ber Sltuplfection einaur£i(^en, unb sugteic^ iiBer ©inna:§- 
men unb ^tuggakn 3iec^nung at>aulegen* Uefcer biefe SRec^nunggaWagc ]§at bag 
2)irectorium beg lat^oUf(^en 3n(litutg !De^arge ju ert:^eilen* 

§ 10. 

©ie ijon ber ?!Kuftffection angefc^afften ober jum ©eft^cn! erl^altenen SHufl- 
Men, Snftruttientc ober Utenfttien miiffen »om S3iBIiot^e!ar beg !at:^oUf(^en Su" 
jtltutg regiftrirt unb geaeic^net n>erbcn* !DiefeIten fmb unb Utilm (Sigent^um 
beg fat'^olifc^en 3nftitutg» 

§ 11* 

'^a^ Committee fii^rt bie 5(ufft^t iikr ben Syiuftf- unb ©efang-Unterrid^t, 
Be^intmt bie S3ebingungen ber 5Iufnat)me ber St'QHnge unb bie Sntlaffung berfelBen, 
trifft 3U bent not^igen Unterric^te aUe erforberli^en Slnorbnungen unb Stegtementg 
unb empftep bem 5)irectoriuin beg !atI)oIif(^en Snjlitutg bie geeigneten 5)erfonert 
aU 2e:^rer. !Die ©ntlaffung ber Setjrer gef(^ie:^t mit 3uflintmung beg Directoriuntg 
bur^ bag Sominittee* 

§ 12. 

'£>as Committee ber gj^uftffection em)?ftep bem S)tre!torium beg SnftitutS 
gccignete ^erfonen fiir bag Stmt beg?!JIuft!bireltorg,aug we^en bann bag 3)irecto- 
tlum elnen fol^en ertwal^It unb bejfen ®e^a(t unb ^flic^ten gemap biefer SSerfaf- 
fung feflfe|t. 

§ 13. 

S>er SJJuftfbircctor '^at in atfen SSerfammtungen beg Sontmitteeg (Si^ unb ©timmc* 
£)crfelk em)jfte'§It bem Committee bie geeigneten ©efang^ unb 5)^uft!ie^rer, unb 
l^at bie tjerfc^iebenen muft!alif(^en Unterric^tg- unb Uetunggfiunben, tveli^c untet 
felnet 3lnorbnung »on ben angefteOten 50iuftne:§rcrn gekitet inerben, ju 'beaufpc^'' 
tigen, unb ^ieruBer bem Committee ber SJiufiffection 3U kri(^ten ; bie ©enerat- 
ober ©^jecial " ^rokn cnttveber felbft ober burc^ eincn »on i|m Beftimmten 9}tufil- 
te'^rer ju Uiten, trie auc^ M ben ron ber 50^uft!fection reranftalteten Soncerten un^ 



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ances of the Department, or have that duty performed, wholly or in 
part by one of the teachers of music of the Institute. No book of in- 
struction, nor any song or piece of music, shall be used in the In- 
stitute before the report of the Director of Music on their usefulness 
has been received. 

§ 14. 
It is further the duty of the Director of Music to enforce strictly 
the rules for instructions and rehearsals, or to have them enforced by 
the appointed teachers ; to keep an exact record of the number of pu- 
pils, and to forward monthly a copy thereof to the treasurer of the De- 
partment, as also to have all bills for instruction signed by the proper 
teacher, and to countersign them himself. Every six months the Direc- 
tor of Music and the appointed teachers shall issue bulletins setting 
forth the progress of the pupils ; such bulletins to be signed by the Com- 
mittee of the Department. 

§15. 
Complaints against the teachers shall be made known by the pupils 
to the Director of Music, who will lay them before the Committee of 
the Department. Complaints against the Director himself, as also pro- 
posals on the part of active and honorary members, must be submitted 
to the Committee of the Department, which will, in its turn, have to 
inform the Board of Directors of the Catholic Institute thereof. 

§ 16. 

The Committee has the right to make such By-Laws as may be in 
accordance with this Constitution. They will, however, require to be 
sanctioned by the Board of Directors. 



CONSTITUTION 

OP THE 

LITERARY DEPARTMENT 

OF THE 

CATHOLIC INSTITUTE. 



§1. 
In order to carry out the object mentioned in § 1, of the Constitu- 
tion of the Catholic Institute, the Board of Directors have created 
a Literary Department, whose province it shall be to manage in the 
name of the Board of Directors every thing relating to Literature, Art 
and Education. 



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fonfiigcn tnuftlalifc^ert Sdip^ntngen ju btdglren* ^etn Zt^xlw^, ^ujtf- un't) 
©cfangflud foK tm Snflitutc Benu|t njerljen, o^nc bap iikr ijeren Swe^mapigWt 
!Dor|er ter gutai^tU^e Sertc^t beg SKufilbtrector^ einge^olt i(l, 

§ 14* 
S)er SJluftTbirector fotl ia3 Unterrii^tg" Uttb Uel^ungg^fHcgTemcnt ^unltli^ 
:§att^a'6ert, iikr btc 3a^I ber ©(^iiter unt) Si^gtittSe ^^w geitaue^ JRegtfter fu'^ren, 
itttt) :^iertton bent ©eiretar ber SOZuplfection monatUi^ eine SIBfc^rift ntitt^elten, 
tt)ic au6^ bie iRed^nungen uBer ert^eilten Unterni^t 'oom tetreffenben Wlu\itU^xtt 
ttntetrjelc^nen laffen «nb felbjl contrappiren ; ntit ben 2JIuf{!(e|rem :^aIM«^tHc^ 
fikr ble »on ben Sogtlngett gema^ten gortfdjritte Senfuren au^ftellen «nb »om 
Committee ber 9)Zuft!fectii?n IteglauMgen ia\\tn* 

§ 15. 

53cfc§twerbett itkr bie SJZuftllelter ftnb »ott bett SSgUngeit ieim SJiuplbirectot 
gtt ttta(ien, wnb ijon biefem bem Committee ber SJluftffection mit^utl^ellen* 23c- 
f(^tx)erbett gegcn ben 9}?uf{lbirector felfcft ftnb an bag Committee berSKuftlfedlon ju 
ri(^ten, tpelt^eg bem SDirectorium beg lat^oUf(|en Snftitutg I^ieriil&er Slnjeigc ju 
jnac^en ^at. 

§ 16. 

£>ag Sontmittee |at bag fRi^t, fonftige Sf^etengefe^e ju ertajfen, bie mit bicfer 
S5erfaf[«ng nic^t in 2Biberfpru(^ fle:^en, njelc^e afeer erp bann in ^raft treten,nac§- 
bent fte »om Dlrectorium gene^migt pnb* 



@ Q n ft i t u t i o n 

ber 

Siterarif(^en IM^eilung 

beg 



§ 1. 

Urn ben im § 1 ber donfiitution beg ^at^oHfc^cn Snftitutg angcgekncn ^md 
5e(lmogU(^ll augjufii^ren, ^at bag ©ireltorium elne literarifi^c ©ectlon crric^tet, 
beren 5(ufgak eg fetn fott, Sltleg, tuag fic^ auf Slteratur, ^unft wnb Sr3le'§ung U" 
aie^t, im 5^amett beg ©ircctoriumg ju terwaUen* 



§2. 
This Department will therefore have charge of 
a. The Library and Reading Room. 

h. The Museum and all collections of instruments and apparatus 

necessary for demonstrating mathematics, natural philosophy, 

and chemistry. 

e. Education in general, and more especially the commercial 

school, the drawing shool, and other educational establishments. 

d. The publication of desirable works of literature and art. 

e. The regulation and control of the Debating Society, Historical 
Society, and all other branches appertaining to the Literary 
Section, which it may be deemed important to establish. 

§3. 

Any Catholic, on being elected by the Committee of the Literary 
Department, may become an active member of the Library, on sub- 
scribing the Constitution and paying the sum of three dollars per annum 
quarterly in advance. 

Any person in good standing, on being approved by the. Committee 
of the Literary Department, may become an honorary member on com- 
plying with the same conditions required of active members. 

Honorary membership may also be conferred by the Committee 
upon such persons as may have contributed literary or artistic works to 
the Institute, or who may otherwise be deserving of such distinction. 

Any person who contributes the sum of one hundred dollars, for 
the benefit of the Library and Cabinet, shall thereby become a life 
member. 

Any member who shall suffer his dues to be unpaid for a longer 
period then six months, shall forfeit his privilege, until all arrearages 
are paid. 

§4. 

The Committee of the Literary Department decides on the expul- 
sion of any member, for good reason shown. 

§5. 

The management and control of this department is entrusted to a 
Committee of seven, of whom the Most Rev. Archbishop of Cincinnati 
shall be one, and the other six (one of whom shall also be a Director) 
shall be elected annually, namely on the second Tuesday in February, 
by the Board of Directors and the members of the Committee for the 
time being, from among the stockholders of the Institute, and who 
shall serve until their successors shall have been duly elected and quali- 
fied. Vacancies occuring in the course of the year, will immediately 
be filled in the manner before mentioned. 

At these elections, as well as on all other occassions, where voting 
will be required, a simple majority shall decide. 

The Committee shall make a quarterly report to the Board of Direc- 
tors on the second Monday of March, June, September and December 
of each year. 



§ 2. 

3tt biefcr ©ectlott ftjurbcn Itmna^ ge^orcn t 

a. ®ie SBiMiot:^el unt) bag Cefc^lmmer. 

b. T)ai 9)lufeum unb atte ©ammtungctt 'oott mat'^cmatif($en, ))'^'9ftMif^ctt 
unt) (^emif(^en Snjivuntenten tint 5l|)l)aratett* 

c. 'Das @r3te|unggft>efett im Sltfgenteinen unb ganj ^efontcr^ tie ^lattbet^" 
fc^utc, btc 3ei<^e«f<^utc unb anbere Srjie^ungsanftalten* 

d. S)ie 5)uBIi!atlon tt>unf(^eii!3tt5ert:^er SBerfc bcr Siteratur unb ^unfi* 

e. S)ie Stegwilrung itnb Scaufji^ttgung beg T)dattiX'(5.iuli, bcr ^iflorl- 
fc^en ®efeflf(^aft unb fonfltger 3ur literarifc^en ©ection gelortgen Qmi- 
gc, m\^t 3« erric^tett manfur atue^ntapig erat^ten ma^* 

§ 3. 

Sebet ^rttt)oIif, na(|bem er ttom Somntittce ber tlterarifi^ett (Section crtca^tt 
tuorben, fann njtrlU(^eg SHitglieb ber SSiMiotlel werben, ttJenn er btc SonftUutiott 
unterfd)reiBt unb bie <5umme von brei S'^alcrn jjcr ^a1^x, siertelia^rlii^ Im SSor- 
flug, entrt(^tet* 

Srgenb Sewanb »on anerlannt gutem S^araTter unb aU fcl(^er loom Sommit" 
tec ber Uterarifc^en Section em^jfo^Ien, !ann S^renmitglieb njerben, fofern er bie 
fiir t»ir!(t(^e Sl^itglieber erforberlici^en Sebingungetj erfiitlt. 

i^erner ifl bag Sommittee ermad)tigt, ^erfonen ju (S^renmitgUebern ju ernen- 
nen, weld^e bem 3nflitute ©^enfungen "oon SEerlen ber Siteratur eber ^unj^ gc^ 
ntac^t, ober fi(^ anbertfeittgc Slnfpriii^e auf cine folt^e Stug^eitlnung ertt»ort»ctt 
|akn* 

Srgenb 3emanb, jrel^er jum 33eflen ber 23iMiot:^e! btc ©ummcson etn^unbcrt 
3;§ateru fi^enft, fotl baburd) 2)?itgUeb awf 2e6eng3eit tverben* 

3ebe0 Snitglieb, J»eld)eg feine Seitrage tanger alg fe(^g SKonatc un^e^a^It tap, 
foG [o lange fetner ^Prittilegicn 'oeriuftig fein U& atle 3ftudftdnbe krid)tet ftnb* 

§ L 

£;ag dontmittee ber Uterarifi^en (Section entf^eibet iifcer ben Slugf^Iuf ijott 
9)litgliebertt. 

§ 5, 

Die 33ernjaltung biefcr (Section ift in ben ^ctnben eineg Scmmittecg ijon fle- 
kn SJJitgliebern, ton Jwelc^en ber ipod)W'fte Sratjifdsof loon Cincinnati einer feia 
foU. 3)ie iibrigen fe^g, [tion treli^en eineg aud> ein 3)ireftor fein foE,] werbcn 
aOialrlic^, namlic^ am gtueiten S^ienftag im^^ebruarijom 2)ireftoriumunb»onbett 
jcitweiligen SJJitgliebern beg Sommitteeg, aug ben SIftionaren beg Snf^ltutg, er- 
j»a^It, trtelc^e fo lange im 2Imte bleibcn, Big i^re S^iac^folger regelma^ig erwa^It 
Hnb qualiftjirt finb* (Sttpatge SSalanjen werben im Saufc beg 3a"§reg auf oHgc 
fBeife fogtei(^ auggefuUt werben* 

S3ei biefen 5Ga^Ien, fo twic tiei anbern ©elcgen^eitcn, tvetc^e ein SlBftimmen er- 
fotbern, foU eine einfai^c ?iKaioritat entfc^eiben. 

Dag Committee fott bem Direftorium einen ttiertelia|)rli($en S3eri(^t am ^.wei- 
ten ^Hontage ber 3)'ionate SJ^arj, 3unt, <Bt^UmUx unb December leben 3aV 
teg atflatten^ 



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§ 6. 

The Committee will choose from its own body a President, Vice- 
President, Treasurer, a Recording and a Corresponding Secretary, and 
meet at least once a month for the transaction of business. 

§7. 

It shall be the duty of the President to preside at the meetings of 
the Committee. 

In the absence of the President, his duties shall be performed by 
tlie Vice-President. 

It shall be the duty of the Treasurer to receive and pay over to the 
General Treasurer of the Institute all monies received by him from the 
Schools, Library, Reading Room or otherwise, who will put them to the 
credit of the Literary Department. 

To meet the expenses of the Literary Department, the Committee 
shall from time to time ask of the Board of Directors an appropriation 
for such an amount as they may deem requisite. 

When such call shall have been approved by the Directors, the 
Treasurer of the Committee will receive an order on the Treasurer of 
the Institute for the same. Such monies shall be paid out by the 
Treasurer of the Committee in such a manner as the Committees may 
prescribe. 

The Recording Secretaiy shall keep a record of all the transactions 
©f the department. 

The Corresponding Secretary shall carry on all the correspon- 
dence, &c. 

All books, periodicals, engravings and other products of literature 
and art, which may have been purchased by or presented to the Com- 
mittee, together with the instruments, apparatus and objects of curiosity 
contained in the Museum and other collections are and remain the 
property of the Catholic Institute. 

§9 

The Committee of the Literary Section will decide what books, 
periodicals, pamphlets and objects of curiosity shall find a place in the 
Library, Reading Room and Museum respectively. 

No book, periodical, or pamphlet, containing attacks on the Catholic 
religion, or being immoral in its character, shall be placed in the 
Library, nor shall any objects of curiosity that are immoral, be placed 
in the Museum, and in all cases of controversy on these points, 
the Most Rev. Archbishop shall decide. 

§ 10. 

The Committee has the special management and control of the 
various schools and educational establishments, except instruction ia 
Religion and Sacred History. 



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§ 6* 
T)a$ Sommittec organiftrt i^^ ^ur^ gwa^tung eiitc^ ?)raftbctttcn, ^ict'^xa^ 
ptetttcn, ©d^a^meiflerg, eine^ ^jrotofottirenben unb tints corrofponblrenben @e- 
ixttaxi aug feiner SJlitte unb aerfammelt fic^ tucnigftcng ein 2)^al iti SO^onatiJ jur_ 
Seforgung bcr laufenbeit ©efc^aftc, 

§ 7- 

©cr ^rflfibcttt foU in ben 35crfammlungett be^ Sommittecg ben S3orft^ fu^reit* 

3tt Sl&roefcnl^eit be^ 3)raftbenten foU ber SSice-^^rajtbent an felnc ©telle 
treten* 

3Det ©c^a^meifler fott aHe ®elber, YOtld^tx »on ben ©c^ulcn, ber SiBltotljef, 
bent 2efe3lmmer unb anbericeltig elnlommen, bent ©(^a^melfler beg Snjiitutg ii^er- 
gel&cn, wetter btc literarifd^e ©ection bafitr crebltircn wtrb* 

Urn bie ^oflen ber Titerarifc^en ©ectlon 3U becEen, fott bag Sowmittee tton 3eit 
gtt 3eit «»« bie Sewittigung von ©umnten, we^e baj[eI6e fiir erforberlic^ ^It, Ui 
Itm SDireltoriunt na^fui^en, 

^a&)t)tm folc^e ©untnten tiom i)lrectortum klDtlligt ftnb, tutrb ber ©t^a^meipet 
beg Sommttteeg elnc 5lnweifung auf ben S^a^melftcr beg Snftttutg, fiir ben ^t" 
trag berfclfcen, er^alten* !Diefc ©elber fotten algbann ijom ©d^a^metfler beg Sont", 
mitteeg auf eine loom Committee felbft 3U fcejlimmenbe 3lrt unb iHSeifc »ert»enbet 
werbcn, 

£)er })rotoMirenbe ©eiretar foil ein ^^rototott "oon aUtn 23er:§anbtungen ber 
©ection fit^ren* 

2)er correfponblrenbe ©eiretar n^irb bie Surefponbenj ic, ber ©ection ^eforgen* 

§ 8. 
Mt Siic^er, 3eitf(^riften, 33i(ber unb fonflige ^robulte ber Stteratur unt) 
^unfl, bie »om Committee gelauft ober bemfelbcn junt ©eft^enl gemai^t n>urben,, 
fomic alle Snflrumente, 5lpparate unb Suriofttdten, ttjcl^c jlc^int SJlufeunt unb in 
anberen ©ammlungen Befinben, pnb unb Meiben Sigent^um beg ^at^oli\^tn Sn* 
flitutg* 

§ 9, 

Tias Sontmittee ber Uterarif^en (Section foff tellimmcn, toag fiirSit(^cr,3eit'' 
fd^riftcn, ^amp^lete unb Suriofttdten in bie SibUot^ef, bag Scfeaimmer unb bag 
IWufeum aufgenommen wcrDen foUcn* 

©itc^er, 3eitf(^riften ober ^am^j^lete »on unflttlic^er Jenbcnj ober fold^e, toeld^c 
?lngriffe auf bie !at:^oi. 3fleUgion ent^alten, bitcfen nic^t in bie S3iMiot^ef aufge- 
nommen irerben ; au^ foUen Suriofitdten ^on unfittUd^em S^araf ter ttom 50?ufeum 
fluggcfc^toffen fein. 3n aUen gdCen, njo fi^ ©treittgleiten uUx biefen 5)unlt er^ 
^tUxi, foU ber §0(^n)'jle (SraMfc^of entfi^eiben* 

§ 10, 
55ag Sommittec kforgt bie Befonbcrc SSerwaltung ber »erf(^iebcnen ©(^ulen, 
unb Unterri(^tganflalten, auggenommen ben Wnterric^t in Steiigion unb ^ird^en- 
ficfc^ic^te. 



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§ 11. 

The Committee shall nominate candidates for the office of Director 
of the Commercial School. 

The Board of Directors will choose from the candidates thus recom- 
mended the one most qualified, and enter with him into a contract. 

§ 12. 

The Committee will appoint teachers for the various branches. 

Such appointments together with the respective contracts will, how- 
ever, require to be sanctioned and signed by the Board of Directors. 

The relation of teachers to the Director of the school must be 
clearly defined in these contracts. 

§ 13. 

It shall be the duty of the Director to submit to the Committee for 
examination and approval the exercises of the Schools, to hold a con- 
ference with the teachers weekly and report the result in the meeting 
of the Committee. 

§ 14. 

The fees for instruction will be determined by the Committee and 
collected and placed to account by the Treasurer. For this purpose 
the Director has to furnish the Committee monthly with an exact list 
of the pupils. It shall further be the duty of the Director and the 
teachers to issue bulletins setting forth the progress and conduct of the 
pupils, every six months, such bulletins to be signed by the Committee. 

§ 15. 

The Committee may allow youths of talent and unblemished char- 
acter, but who are without means, to receive instruction in the school 
at a reduced rate or without paying any fee whatever, according to the 
provision contained in § 8 of the Constitution of the Catholic Institute. 

§ 16. 

Complaints against the Director or teachers must be made known 
to the Committee, whose duty it shall be to enquire into them and sub- 
mit a report thereon to the Board of Directors. 

§ 17. 

The Board of Directors will, on the recommendation of the Com- 
inittee, appoint a Librarian to lake charge of the Library, the Museum, 
and other Collections. 

, The Librarian shall be guided by certain rules and regulations to be 
determined upon hereafter. 

With the consent of the Board of Directors the Committee may- 
appoint Assistant Librarians. 



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§ lU 

S)ag Sommlttcc foti fiir bag Stmt beg ^ireltorg bet ^anbcIgft^uTc (Sanbibatejt 
fcorft^Iagcn, tworauf bag Direttorium ijon ben empfo'^tctten Sanbibaten ben kjl* 
qualiftcirtett ema^len unb einen Sontraft mit i^m aBft^Uepen tt>irb» 

§ 12. 

^ag Sotttmtttee Juitb Ce'^rer fiir bie tierfc^tebettcn Se'^r^welgc erncnttett. (SoI(^e 
@rncnttuttgen, fotnie bte Betreffenben Sontralte mulfen jebo*^ 'oom !DlreItorium ge- 
nf^mtgt unb untcr jennet tuerben, 

T>a§ 33er:^altnif ber Se^rer jttm 2)ire!tor bcr ©(^ule ntuf in biefen Sontraltcn 
genau feflgefteUt werben» 

§ 13. 
£)er !Dlre!tor foil bent Committee ben ©tunbcn^Ian gur ^ritfung unb ®eneV 
tttigung tortegen, t»6(i^entU(^ ein '^al mit ben Se'^rern conferircn unb bag Sfteful* 
tat in ben SSerfammtungen beg Sommitteeg kric^ten. 

§ 14. 

5)ag <S(^uTgetb foil »om Sotttmittec Beftimmt unb som ©d^a^mcifler er^obeit 
«ttb toerred^net trerben. S^ biefem Qmd foil bcr ©ireftor bem Committee wonat* 
Ii(^ eine genaue Sifle bcr ©(^iilcr liefern. t)tt ©ireltor unb bie Scorer foUen 
ferner :^altla^rli(^ Senfuren augiletten unb biefelben »om Committee unterfii^rei'- 
ten lajfen* 

§ 15. 

^as Committee barf mittetlofen iungen 2euten »on 2:alent unb tabellofcm S^a-* 
raTter geftatten, ju ermafigtem ^reife ober au(^ o^nc irgenb tcelc^e S3e3a:^tung^ 
Unterri^t in ber ©c^ulc ju cnt|3fangen, gemap ber im § 8 ber Sonftitution bed 
^at^olif^cn Snftitutg ent^altenen SSeftimmung. 

§ 16. 

^lagen iiBcr ben £)ireltor obcr bic Se^rer miiffcn bem Committee mitget^^eilt 
Wcrbcn, luelc^eg biefelBen unterfuc^en unb bem X)irc!torium bariifcer Beri^ten foff» 

§ 17. 

SKuf Smpfe:§tung beg Sommitteeg tuirb bag Direftorium einen SiMiot^elar er=- 
«cnncn, urn bie 5lufftc^t iikr bie SiMiot^el, bag 2Kufeum unb anberc ©ammlun=» 
gen 3U fu|ren. 

£)ie 55fli(^tett beg 33iHiotl§efarg follen burc^ ein :6efonbereg Steglcmcnt feftgc* 
jteUt tpcrben. 

9Jlit 33et)jit(igung beg !S)ireTtoriumg fann bag Scmmittee ^fjlflenten beg ^iUiO" 
f^clarg ernennen. 



CONSTITUTION^ 

OF THE 

Historical Society of the Catholic Institute. 



§1. 

The historical branch of the Literary Department of the Catholic 
Institute, shall be known under the name and style of "The Historical 
Society of the Catholic Institute". 

§2. 

The object of the society will be : 

a. The improvement of its members in original composition. 

h. The acquisition of useful and correct historical knowledge, espe- 
cially upon subjects connected with the history of the Church. 

c. The collection and preservation of the principal events of contem- 
poraneous history. 

§3. 

In order to accomplish the objects contemplated, the following 
means will be employed : 

a. At each regular meeting of the Society it will be the duty of a 
member to read an original essay upon some historical, literary or sci- 
entific subject. 

h. After the reading of the essay, the subject will be open for such 
remarks as may either confirm the historical accuracy of the paper, or 
lead to the correction of errors. 

c. When the essay shall have been read and discussed, it will, with 
the consent of the author and approbation of the Board of Trustees, be- 
come the property of the Catholic Institute, and be placed in the archives 
of the Historical Society. 

d. To obtain a record of cotemporaneous history, the Board of 
Trustees will divide the countries of both the new and old world into a 
number of geographical sections, and assign the collection of the impor- 
tant currant events of each section to a member of the society. The 
members thus appointed will keep a chronicle of important events 
occuring in the respective country or countries assigned them; read the 
same at such meetings as may be determined upon; and place their 
records in the archives of the Society. 



^cnftituitou 



bcr 



iist0ns4^n iesellstlaft k ^at|. |nstitets. 



§ 1. 

S5er5^amc its :^iftortf^ert 3t^ctgcg bcr litcrarifc^cit ©edton beS ^at^oUf(^eit 
SttRitutg foU fein: „T)ie ^tftorlfc^e ©efetlf^aft tjeg ^at^oUft^ett Snftltutg." 

§ 2, 
S)er 3wcct bcr ©efetlf^aft tt)irb fein : 

a. 3)ie 2?eri)oU!ommttung ber 5J?itgUeber in Drtginal^^tB^anMungctt. 

b» £)ie (Srtanguttg tton «u|tt^ett utib ric^tigen l)iftortf(^en ^enntniffcn, Be- 
fottberg in Sejug auf ©egenjldnbe, bie ^ur ©eft^tc^tc kr ^ir(^e ge^oren* 
c« £)ie ©ammlung unt> 5luf6et»a:§rung ber kufenben §aut)t-3eitereignif[e. 

§ 3. 

Urn ben gewiinfi^tcn 3>'^td '6cjltmogtl(^il ju crreic^en, werbcn fotgcnbe SHittcl 
rtttgetcenbet luerbcn : 

a* 3n ieber tegetma^igen 35erfammtung ber ®efet(f(^aft fott ein 50^itglicb 
etnen OrlgtnaI-3tuffa^ itfier irgenb ein :§ijiorifc^ei3, titerarif(i)eg obct 
hJijfenfi^aftUc^e^ Sterna loortefen* 

b. 5Ra(^ Serlefiing be^ Sluffa^e^ fonnen batiiBer S3emcr!ungcn gema^t ttcr- 
ben, urn enttneber bie '^iftorifc^e 3'li(^tigfeit bef[eI6en ju kftattgen, ober ct- 
juaige getter ju »erbef[ern, 

c» 5fia(^bem ber 5Iuf[a^ terlefen itnbSemerhtngen baritber gemad^t [inb, trtr\> 
ermit S3ett)ifligung beS SSerfafferg unb 35orflanbeg Sigent^umbeg .^atl^oli- 
f(^en Snpttut^ unb in bem 2lr(^i» ber Iji^orifc^en ©efeUfc^aft aufbetpa^rt 
iverben* 

d. Urn cine genauc 3luf3ei(^nuttg ber (aufenben 3el^erci3i^iiT« 3^ er^altctt, 
ttiirb ber 33or|1anb bie Sanber ber atten unb neuen SCelt in eine Slnja'^l 
»on geogra^:§if(^en ©ectionen eint^eiten, unb bie ©ammtung ber tvid^ti-' 
gen laufenben Sreignij[e Ieber Section einem SJiitgliebc ber ©efeOfc^aft 
juweifen. T)ic fo angefieHten 5)UtgUeber foUen einc (i:§ronif ber in ben 
i()nett jugeiuiefenen ©ectionen tjorTommenbcn n?i^tigen Sretgniffe fiil^ren, 
biefelbe in baau anberaumtcn 35erfammtungcn ijerlefen, unb fie in ba^ %i- 
d)i» ber ©efetlfc^aft legen. 



— 40 



§4. 



Sec. 1. The members of the the society will be either active or 
honorary. 

Sec. 2. Any Catholic whose name shall be proposed at a regular mee- 
ting, and who shall be elected at the next regular meeting by a majority of 
the members present, will become an active member of the Historical Socie- 
ty on subscribing the Constitution, paying an initiation fee of fifty cents, and 
the further sum of two dollars a year quarterly in advance— provided, that 
the dues of active members, who are also active members of the Library and 
Reading-Room of the Catholic Institute, shall not exceed the sum of one 
dollar per annum, quarterly in advance. Active members will have the 
right of presenting essays, discussing all papers and subjects, brought 
before the meetings, and manage all the affairs of the society not other- 
wise provided for. 

Sec. 3. Any person in good standing in community, on being ap- 
proved by the Trustees, may become an honorary member, on complymg 
with the same pecuniary conditions required of active members. Such 
member will have the privilege of participating in all discussions, but 
will have no vote in the affairs of the society. 

Sec. 4. No person but an active member will have the privilege of 
reading essays at the regular or stated meetings, unless invited by the 
Board of Trustees. 

Sec. 5. No member, either active or honorary, will be entitled to 
take part in the proceedings of the society, after he shall have been three 
months in arrearage for dues, until such arrearage be paid. 

§5. 

Sec. 1. The Officers of the society shall be a President, Vice Presi- 
dent, Recording Secretary, Corresponding Secretary and Treasurer, who 
together shall constitute a Board of Trustees, and who shall be elected 
by ballot at the first regular meeting in October of each year, and who 
shall serve until their successors have been duly elected and qualified. 

Sec. 2. No person will be elegible to office in the society unless he 
is an active member of the same, and a Stockholder of the Catholic 
Institute. 

Sec. 3. The President shall preside at the meetings, call extra 
meetings, and give the casting vote when there shall be an equal division. 

Sec. 4. In the absence of the President, the Vice President shall 
discharge his duties. 

Sec. 5. The Recording Secretary shall keep a minute record of all 
the transactions of the society. 



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§ 4» 

© e c t, 1 ♦ ^Ic 9)?ltgUcber ter ®efeU[c^aft fotlcrt entwcier wlrllic^c oijcr (5|rcn- 
SHitsUeber fein» 

© ec h 2* Stgenfc ettt ^at^olif, beffen 9?ame in einer regelmaf igcti 55erfamm* 
lung »orgef(^Iagcn, unt) kr 16ct ttx nac^jten rcgelma§igen SBerfammlung »on ber 
9Jlc^r:^elt ber antwefenben ?!Jlitg(ieber ernja^It tjl, fann t»irlU(^ei3 SJIitgliet) werten, 
njcnn er Me eonfittution unterf(^rei6t, etn Sintrttt^getb i)on 50 Sentg unt elnc 
njcitcre ©untme »on $2,00 ^)er 3al)r, (oiertetia^^rlii^ im S5oraug entri^tet ; jeboc^ 
turfen Me 53eitrage berientgen wirlUc^en ^[RitgUetier, wetc^e au(^ t»lrHid)e SO^itglie- 
i>cr ber S3i6Iiot:§e! unb Sefe^alle beg ^at^oltfi^ett Suftltutg flub, nid)t tie ©ummc 
»oneinem!Dot[aria:^rI^ ufeerfleigen, itnb ntujfett 'olecteIid:|rIi(^ tioraug'^eja'^It wer* 
ben, 2Clv!U(^e SKttgliebec ^l^aUn bag S^ec^t, Sluffa^e ioor^ulegen, 53emer!ungen 
iikr atte 5luffa^e unb ©egenftanbe, bie »or bie SSerfammtungen geBrac^t trerben, 
$u ma^en, unb bie Slngclegenl^eiten bcr ©efellfi^aft 3U s>ert»alten, tueti^e feineii 
anbertDeitigen Sej^immungen untertnorfen ftnb* 

© e c t* 3, Srgenb Semanb »on aner!annt gutem S^arafter, unb aU fold^er 
ttom SBorftanb emj)fo^len, faun (S^tenmitgUeb njerbcn, twenn et bie toon tuirfUc^en 
SJiitgltebern geforbertcn ^ecuniaren 33ebinguttgett erfiiUt. ©otcf)c SJJitgtieber finb 
bere^tigt an alien S)igcufftonen ST^eit gu ne^^men, ^aben aln in ben ^ngelegen- 
l^eiten ber ©efeHfi^aft fein ©timmrec^t, 

©e ct» 4. 5^ur tuirlli^e SKltglieber la'ben bag !Rc(^t, SJuffd^e in ben reget* 
md^igen SBerfammlungett ttorjulefen, unb barf ^iewon nur auf kfonbere SSeran- 
tajfung beg SBor^anbeg a'6gen?ic^en tverben* 

© e ct. 5, ©Dh?o|t iDirftic^e atg (E^renmitgtieber, tnetc^e brcl Wlonats: mit i^^rert 
SSeitrdgen im 9^u(fftanbe ftnb, fotlen Mg gu beren 53e3a:^Iung »on ben SSer^anblun- 
gen ber ©efetlfi^aft auggefc^lojfen [ein. 

§ 5. 

©ect» 1. 25ic Seamtert ber ©efetlfi^aft foffen fein: Sin ^rdjibcnt, 25ice- 
^rdfibent, ein protocotlirenber unb ein corref^jonblrenber ©ecretdr unb ein ©d^a^- 
meifter, m^t sufammen ben 33orftanb t>ilben, unb in ber er^en regelmdpigen 
SSerfammtung im £)!tober eineg leben Sa^reg bur(^ SaUotiren mva1)\t trerben 
foUen; biefelkn Mei6en fo lange im 3tmte fcig i^re S^jac^folger regelmdpig crttd^It 
unb quatift^irt ftnb. 

©ect. 2» Sfliemanb foil gum Seamten ber ®efet(f(^aft exmi)lt txterbcn Ion- 
nen, wenn er ni(^t tuirlUc^eg 2J?itgUeb berfelben, unb ein Slftiondr beg Jlat:§o(if(^ett 
Snflitutg ijl. 

© e c t, 3* 2)er ^rdpbent foti in ben S3erfamm(ungen ben 25ovft| fii^ren, 
au^ergewo^nlic^e 35erfammlungen berufen, unb kl ©timmenglei^l}eit bem Slug" 
f^lag geten. 

©cct 4* 3n 2t&»efcn"^eit beg ^Jvaftbcnten vertritt ber SSice-5>raftbcnt bef- 
fen ©telle* 

©cct. 5. Der ))rotoMircnbc ©eiretdr foU ein genauc^ 3)rotoIoII atler Ber- 
■^anblungcn ber ®efeUf(^aft fii^ren* 



-" 42 — 

Sec. 6. The Corresponding Secretary, under the superintendence 
of the Board of Trustees, shall conduct the correspondence. 

Sec. 7. It will be the duty of the Treasurer to collect all moneys 
due from members or others and pay over the same to the Treasurer of 
the Literary Committee. He shall also take charge of such money as 
may be appropriated out of the common Treasury of the Institute for the 
benefit of the Historical Society, and disburse the same according to 
the directions of the Board of Trustees. For the faithful discharge of his 
duties he shall give such security as may be required of him by the 
Trustees. 

Sec 8. It shall be the duty of the Board of Trustees to take charge 
of all property in the possession of or used by the society ; to disburse 
all moneys belonging to the same, and generally to manage its business 
affairs. This Board will also be an advisory body to consult with the 
Literary Committee in relation to the purchase of books for the library 
and other matters pertaining to the historical branch of the Literary 
Department. The Board will hold business meetings from time to time 
and report quarterly, on the first Monday of March, June, September 
and December of each year, to the Committee of the Literary Depart- 
ment of the Institute. 

§6. 

All manuscript, books, furniture, or other articles, coming into the 
possession of the society, shall be and remain the property of the Catholic 
Institute. 

§7. 

The meetings of the society will be held at such time as may be 
agreed upon by the members at any regular meeting, and at such rooms 
as may be provided by the Committee of the Literary Department. At all 
regular meetings seven members shall constitute a quorum for the trans- 
action of business. 

§8. 

In the production and reading of essays and in all other exercises 
of the society, the person entitled to the floor may employ either the 
german or english language at his own option ; but the proceedings 
shall be recorded in either or both languages as the majority of the 
members may determine. 



— 43 — 

©cct* 6, 2)cr conef))ont)irctti)c ©ccrctar ttcrfie^t Uttter Stufftt^t fecg SSor- 
J^iteg bie Sorrcfjjonbenj ber ©efctlfi^aft. 

© e c t» 7* iet ©(^a^meifler er^eBt attc fattigen Seitragc tion ?iJZltgIiebcm 
ttnti Slnbcrcn unb Ilcfert fol^c an ben ©i^a^melfter t>er literatlf(^cn ©ection at* 
gcrncr wuf cr atlc ans bent atfgemetnen ®^a^ bes? 3nftit«tg jum Seflen ber ^^i^o- 
rift^en ©efetlfc^aft Bewtttigten ©itntmctt tterre^ncn unb biefelben ben Seflimmutt^ 
gctt beg SJorjtanbcg gemap ijewenbctt* giir blc trcuc (SrfuUung felncr 9)fUc^ten 
fott er eittei^om 93orflanb fe^^u^cGenbc SSiirgfc^aft teifien* 

© e c t» 8» ©er SSorjlanb kn>a|rt atle^ im S3eft^ obcr ©eBraxti^ ber ©efett- 
fi^aft l^a^ettbe (Stgentfutn, i^erwenbet bie ber ®efet(f(^aft ge"§6rigen ©elber unb »er- 
waltet im Stngcmetnen beren Slngelegeti^eitctt* S)erfetBe trirb ft^ au(^ mit bem 
litcrarlf^eti Sommtttee ivegctt 2Inlaufi3 »ott 33u(^ertt fiir bie S3iHiot^e! unb "Beaiig- 
Ii(^ fonftigcr jum l^i^orifc^en S^eigc ber Uterarlfd)Ctt Section ge'^origen ©cgen- 
ftanbc Berat^enuttbtion ^tit ju 3eit SScrfantmlungen jur Seforgitng ber laufenbett 
®ef(|afte ^^alten, xoit aut^ siertclia^rlit^— am erften SOTontage ber Tlomit 3J?arj, 
3ttni, ©e^temBer unb ©ecemBcr feben ^at^xti — bem Committee ber Uteratifc^en 
©ectiott beg Snftituts eincn SBeri^t aflatten* 

§ 6. 

Mt SJtanufcripte, Siii^cr, SDToBilien ober fonjligc ©cgett^cinbe, Jre^c in ben 
S3eft^ ber ®efeE[(^aft gelangen, foUen Sigent^um beg ^at^oUf^en Snftitutg feitt 
unb BleiBen, 

§ 7. 

£>ic SSerfammtungen ber ©efcttft^aft werbcn ju ber tion ben SO^itgtiebern in 
irgcnb einer regetmaf igen SSerfammlung ju Bcftimmenben 3cit, unb in ben 'oon 
bem Committee ber Uterarifc^en ©ection ber ®e[etlf(^aft jur T)if)jofttion gefletltert 
3immern jiattflnben* S3ci atfen regelma^igen 35erfammlungen 3urSrIebigung von 
©efc^aften foUen fteBen 2JIitgUeber eln Duorum Bilben* 

§ 8. 
S3eim StBfajfcn unb 25orTefen »on 5tuffa^cn unb in atlen fonf^tgen SSer'^anb- 
lungen ber ©efeOf^aft !ann bie bag SBort "tjaBenbe ^erfon ft(^ entweber ber beutf^en 
ober ber cngti[(^en ©)3ra(^e nad^ SBelieBen Bebienen ; bie S?er^anbUtngen feOcn 
ieboc^ in einer ober Beiben ©ijrac^en ^rotolollirt werben, je nac^bem bie SHaloritat 
ber SJtitgtiebcr barUBer entft^eibet* 



CONSTITUTION 

OF THE 

DEBATING CLUB OF THE CATHOLIC INSTITUTE. 



5 1. 

The object of the Debating Club, attached to the Literary Depart- 
ment of the Catholic Institute, will be the intellectual improvement of 
its members, by the reading of Essays and the discussions of subjects of 
general and special interest. 

§ 2. 

The officers, of whom the President at least shall be a stockholder 
of the Catholic Institute, will consist of a President, Vice-President 
and Secretary, who shall be elected by ballot from the active members 
of the club at the first regular meeting in April and October of each 
year, and who shall perform the usual duties of such officers in literary 
associations. The Treasurer of the literary department of the Catholic 
Institute will be Treasurer of the club and take charge of, and pay out 
all moneys according as the club in connection with the literary com- 
mittee of the Institute may direct. The dues, fines, etc., of members 
shall be collected by the secretary, who shall pay them over to the 
Treasurer of the Literary Department, to be disbursed as heretofore 
provided for. 

§ 3. 

The members will be either active or honorary. All active mem' 
bers of the Library and Reading room of the Catholic Institute, will be 
considered active members of the Debating Club, without the payment 
of any additional fees or dues, provided they sign the constitution of 
the Club, and provided further that they shall in all cases be subject to 
the by-laws and rules as other active members. Any person not a 
, member of the Library and Reading room and who is known as a 
Catholic may also become an active member on being admitted, at any 
regular meeting of the club, paying an initiation fee of 25 cents, and the 
further sum of 10 cents per month. Any person in good standing 
on being aproved by a majoritj'^ vote of a regular meeting, may become 
an honorary member by paying the same initiation fee and monthly dues 



(£ It ft i t u t i n 

Ickttir-Cliitis ks $atl). |tt|!ititi 



§ 1. 

3^cr 3t»ccf iic^ 2!)e'6attlr'SIu'63, Juc^er einen Z^dl bet titerarift^cn ©ectlon 
beg ^at^oUfc^en 3nfiitut3 Mlbct, ifl : bte Intettectuefle SBewoUfommnung ber 5!}?it' 
glieber bur(^ Sefen -oon Sluffa^en unb Sef))re(^u«g »on Sragen allgemelnen unb k^ 
fonberen Snterefcg, 

§ 2. 
Die Seanttett, ttott benctt wenigflteng ber ?)raftbent citt (Bto(!^aIter beg ^af^oU- 
fd^en 3njlttutg fein fott, tejte^cn au3 einem ^niftbenten, SJlcepraftbenten iinb <Se- 
fretar, t»eld}e ioon ben a ! t i » e tt SJittgUebern beg dlnU |albiS|rUc^, tiamlit^ 
tn ben erflcn regetmaftgen SSerfammlungen ber 9J?onate %pxxl unb Dftokr ieben 
3a~^reg burc^ Satlottement errtJci^tt werbcn, unb benen bic Srfutlung ber genjo^nti- 
c^en ^fllc^ten fotc^er Seamten in Iitcrarif(^en ©efeUft^aften oMicgt* 3Der ©c^a^- 
ntcijler ber literarifc^en ©eltion beg ^at:^oIifc^en Snflttutg ifl ©c^a^meifier beg 
6tu6g unb nimmt at(e ©elber in (Sm|)fang unb loerauggatt fte, n)ie eg ber Stufe mlt 
ber 3uflintmuttg beg Uterarif^en Sommittee'g beg 3nftitutg i'orfd)r£iBen ntag, ©ic 
©elbfecitragc, ©trafen K» ber 5!}JitgUeber foUen 'oom ©ecretcir beg £)eBattir-(5Iu^g 
coUectirt unb »on bemfelfeen an ben ©t^a^meijier ber Uterarif^cn ©ection a'&gelic- 
fert jverben, urn xiaiS^ ben tefte^enben Seftimmungen »ern?enbet gu tperben, 

§ 3. 
2)er ^M li^el^t avis acti^en unb au§erorbcntUd)en ^O^itgliebcrn* 
Sltte a c t i tt e n 9)?ttglieber ber S3iMtot|)e! unb beg ^efejimmerg ber titerari- 
fc^en ©eltiott beg ^at:^oIifc^en Snfiitutg finb actlce 5JJitgUcber beg 2)eBattir- 
Slubg, o^ne Sntrii^tung tion Sintrittg- unb monattic^en ®eMl}ren, ijorauggefe^t, 
bap fie bie Son)litution beg Stutsg unterfi^reiten unb fi(^ in alien giitlen ben Se- 
jiimntungen unb 9tefeengefe^en gleii^ ben acti'oen 9JtitgUcbern unteritierfen* 

Sin 3eber,ber ni(^t SJtitgtieb ber 33it)Uott)e! unb 'DeS Sefejimmerg, aBer atg ^a- 
t^oli! fcefannt ijl, lann au6^ attitteg 5JtitgUeb jverben, nac^bem er in einer ber 
regetmapigcn 33er[ammlungen beg (Elufcg ertsa^It unb ein Sintrittggelb son 25 
Sentg, fotule eine tpeitere ©umme son 10 Sentg per 2J?onat entric^tet, 

Srgenb Sentanb son anerfannt gutem S^aratter, ber tn einer regelma^igeit 
IJ.erfammtung bur(^ 9??aiorltat enva^tt wirb, lann auperorbentU^eg SOiitgllefe 
mrben, nac^ ®ntri(^tung bee oMgen Sintrittg- unb SWonatg-OcH^ren* . 



— 46 — 

as active members. Such honorary members will be entitled to all the 
rights and privileges of active membership, except voting and holding 
office. No member, either active or honorary, will be entitled to take 
part in the proceedings of the club, after he shall been three months in 
arrearages for dues, until such arrearage be paid. 

§ 4. 

The meetings will be held at such times as the club may determine 
and in such place as the Literary Committee may provide. The Presi- 
dent or in his absense, from the city, or inability, to discharge his du- 
ties, the Vice-President may call special meetings, whenever in hia 
opinion such may be required by the interest of the club. 



In its discussions the club will be governed by the rules of deliber- 
ate bodies, as laid down in Cushings Manual ; and* in all its other pro- 
ceedings it will be governed by such resolutions and laws as it may 
from time to time agree upon. 

§ 6. 

All subjects for essay or debate must be approved by the Literary 
Committee of the Institute. 

§ 7. 

This constitution will take effect and be in force whenever it shall 
be approved by the Literary Committee and ratified by the directors of 
the Catholic Institute. 

§ 8. 
All books, manuscripts or other property coming into the posses- 
sion of the Club by purchase, donation or otherwise, shall be and remain 
the property of the Catholic Institute. 



THE 

GYMNASTIC SECTION 

OF THE 

CATHOLIC INSTITUTE, 

This important branch of the Institute will be organized during 
the summer, and put in operation as soon as the new building is 
finished. 



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ei^ren-SJiitglicbcr ftnt) ju alien fRe^^kn unb 5>rMtegien iex altbcit SJlitgtlc- 
t»er, mit Slu^na'^mc beg ©timmcn^ unb ber S3ef(eibung einei? Slmteg, kret^ttgt* 

Scbcg altbc unb auf erorbentllc^e 9)ZitgUeb, Wi\6^t^ mtt ben 3U leiftenben 33el- 
tragen brel SJZonate im 0lu(iflattbe ifl, fott Big 311 bcr ^qa^lVinQ berfelkn «on bcjt 
SJer^anblungen beg SluBg auggef(^toi[ctt fein* 

§ 4* 
2)cr Drt unb blc 3eitf i^o unb tuann SSerfammtungen aBge^alten tvcrbcn 
foUen, ttJirb »om SIu6 unb bem Utcrarlfc^en Committee Be^immt. 2Benn bic 3n* 
tercffen beg StuBg eg erforbern, fo fann ber 3)raftbent, ober, wenn berfetk tton bcr 
©tabt abwefenb ober ijcr^inbert ifl:, feine ^^flic^ten ju erfitUen, ber S3ice})raftbent 
Itefanberc SJerfammtungett Berufen* 

§ 5. 

Stt fetncn ©eBatten foti bcr SM burc^ bie SlcgcTtt gcfe^geBenbcr ^or))cr, iuic 
fotc^c in S^uf ^ing'g SJZanuat entl^alten ftnb, geleitet tverben ; unt) in atlen feinen 
anberen 25erl)anbtungen foil er fol^e S^teBengefe^e Befolgen, »el(^e er »on S^tt 3^ 
3eit anne^men mag» 

§ 6, 

Sllle ©egenflanbc fiir SlB^anblungen ober ©ekttcn mufen »on bem Uterari- 
fc^cn Committee beg 3nfiitutg gene^migt werben* 

§ 7. 
S)iefe Sonftitution foil in ^raft treten, foBatb pc tton bem Iiterarif(^cn Com- 
mittee gcne^mlgt unb »on ben 2)irectoren beg ^at:§oIif^en Snjlltutg ratiftclrt Ijl. 

§. 8. 
Sllle Slicker, 9)Zanufcri^tc unb fonfiigcg (£igent:^um, welc^cg bur(^ 5tn!auf, 
©c^enfung, ober auf fonfiige SGelfe in ben S5efl| beg StuBg lommcn maQ, foil Si- 
Qcnt^um beg ^at|otifc^en Snftltutg fein unb MciBen* 



beg 

f atl)0lifd)fn Jn|!itttt0. 

2)lcfe wlc^tlgc 2lBt:^eUung beg 3nfiitutg foO im Saufc beg na^ilen ©ommerg 
organljlrt toerben unb wlrb fllelc^ m^ SSoUenbung beg ©cBaubeg in SSBlrffamfeit 
txtttn* 



CONTENTS. 



Paoi. 

Officers of the Catholic Institute... 2 

History of the Institute 4 

Description of the building 12 

Constitution of the Institute 16 

" " Music Section 24 

•< " Literary Section 30 

»« " Historical Society 38 

" " Debating Club 44 

Gymnastic Section 46 



3nO aft 



€ettt» 

Seamtcn be« ^atMifc^en 3n(lttut3 » 

©efc^idite beg Sn^ituttJ 6 

Sefdbreitung be« ©ebciubc? 13 

eojiflitution beeSnRituti? l"? 

ber m\x\ih'Stii\on ■ 25 

" " 2Uerarif(^en©ection 31 

" ^ifiorif(^ett ®efeUf(^aft 89 

" !DebatUr.(£tu&g *6 

©pmuaflifc&c <S(i tion *' 



HISTORY AND ORGANIZATION 

y OF THE 

IN CINCINNATI, 0. 



ted 

in iCiiicinnafi, D. 




Cinnnnati^ ^. 



Printed at tlie AValirheits-Frevind Job Office, Comer Vine <Sc I^onis.^\;oi-tli 

1860. 



Cincinnati, O., U. S. of America. 



Dear Sir 



In sending you a copy of the ^'History and Organization of the CatTwHc Insti- 
tute" of Cincinnati, we are actuated by the hope that you will find our enterprise 
deserving your notice and earnest consideration. We trust therefore, that any 
publication — your own or that of another — in your opinion, conducive to the in- 
terest or welfare of our generation or those to follow, will be cheerfully presented 
for the purpose of aiding in the formation of a general and useful Library. Do- 
nations of any kind in your estimation perhaps trifling, may be to us of the greatest 
service. History will always be important as long as Human Nature remains the 
same, and anything tending to encourage our project will be thankfully received by 
the Catholic Institute. Pamphlets, speeches or notices of passing events will also 
be gratefully acknowledged. 

Favors received will be cheerfully reciprocated. 



You 



Respectfully 



JOS. A. HEMANN, 

President of the Board of Directors 
JOS. E. EGLY, 

President of the Literary Section 
Dr. J. J. QUINN, 

President of the Historical Society 
C. C, JACOBS, 

President of the Music Section 



of the 
Catholic In- 



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